Why Can’t A Conventional Sprinkler System be Fed from Our Existing Mains Water Supply?

A fire sprinkler system requires a large amount of water with a specified level of pressure behind it, known as dynamic pressure. A standard mains stopcock is intended to control the flow of water in the event of a sudden demand, such as a burst water pipe. When this feature of a standard household supply is combined with a domestic metre that likewise restricts big flows of water, it follows that a standard domestic water supply is unlikely to be suitable for a fire sprinkler system unless it was built for this purpose when the supply was installed. The best solution, in this case, is to utilise a High Pressure Mist system.