FAQs

* In RI do I need a fire protection sprinkler system in my 3 family dwelling?
Depending on the municipalities, sprinklers could be required in your three family home.

* Are Residential Systems Expensive?
Today's discerning new construction customers often demand the additional security provided to their family of a fire sprinkler system. On resale like any capital investment in a new home, the system price increases the value of the residential structure.

* Do I require a special water storage tank for the system?
In most cases we make a very simple hook up to the houses main water supply for the sprinkler system.

* Do all sprinkler heads go off in my house if there is a fire?
The residential systems only release water in the areas where heat is detected. In most fires only one head goes off.

* I am concerned about water damage, isn't that more expensive than fire damage?
If you have one wet room, that is certainly less water than will be put on the larger fire that is put out by your local fire department.

* Do they go off accidentally?
With modem technology the changes are somewhere in the vicinity of you hitting the lottery to an accidental discharge. The systems operate off a high heat signal to the sprinkler head, locally to each room, or sprinkler head.

* Will these look ugly in my home?
Many sprinkler systems are designed to be unnoticeable in your residential application.

Rhode Island Fire Protection LLC

Cranston, RI 02910

(401) 447-6875