CPSC, Central Sprinkler Co. Announce Voluntary Recall To Replace O-Ring Fire Sprinklers
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Central Sprinkler Co., an affiliate of Tyco Fire Products LP, of Lansdale, Pa., are announcing a voluntary replacement program. The company will provide free parts and labor to replace 35 million Central fire sprinklers with O-ring seals. The program also includes a limited number of O-ring models sold by Gem Sprinkler Co. and Star Sprinkler Inc., totaling about 167,000 sprinkler heads.
Central initiated this action because it discovered the performance of these O-ring sprinklers can degrade over time. These sprinkler heads can corrode or minerals, salts and other contaminants in water can affect the rubber O-ring seals. These factors could cause the sprinkler heads not to activate in a fire.