Multipurpose Protection: A Growing Trend in Residential Sprinkler Installations
'One-pipe' plumbing/fire protection systems are an economical means of sprinklering a home and saving lives.
Editor’s Note: The design parameters of NFPA 13D allow for the installation of a residential sprinkler system as a part of the water distribution system. As a result, the multipurpose piping system reduces the cost of installation by only having one piping system for both the cold water supply and the sprinkler system, unlike a commercial building with two separate and distinct piping systems.
In the 25 years since the publication of the National Fire Protection Association 13D, “Installation of Sprinkler Systems in One- and Two-Family Dwellings and Manufactured Homes,” not one person has died in a fire in a home that was properly sprinklered. That means that these systems have the capability of saving more than 3,000 lives every year.