Fire sprinkler test with water

#sprinkler_test

You may have seen "tests" with just the sprinkler, or the sprinkler, water and a lighter, even a burning rag on a stick, but none show a close up, with a real uncontrolled fire close up, mine does.
Yes, the water flow is not as high as you would find on a commercial sprinkler system.
Before you start whinging, why don't you try to do this, it's not as straightforward as it looks.

[ExitSign]

Cool, I love in the background that there's a fire truck siren going off, it's a perfect fit

[patricksmith]

even with that low pressure that sprinkler still put out the fire. BOOYAH!

[PromisKeeper]

Nice demonstration regardless of pressure. What this does show, is how quickly heat can dissipate without a ceiling to trap it. Heads are required to be installed within a certain distance of the ceiling/roof so that a fire doesn't have that much time to spread. Honestly, I was surprised at how long it took to go off.

[bluecylinder]

I said this TWO YEARS AGO, but some of you do not read previous comments, so I will try again.
You can all whinge that the sprinkler is upside down, or that the pressure is too low etc, but I say this to you.
YOU try and make a better video then I did with almost no money to do it.
If some one wants to send me a 240v ac pump / tower to raise water tank, more fittings, pipe work and a water tank then I will gladly make another video. I will even "feature you" in the video. So until then, just enjoy the clip for what it is.

[lukes]

The pressure is too low yes for a commercial or industrial design, but is absolutely fine for the demonstration. So, be fore you start whining about "water pressure" shut up. Face it. It's a demonstration. Cool vid btw blue

[TDVRChannel]

This video was just on RTL5, A big dutch commercial tv channel. The program is called 112-ooggetuige. It means 911 eye-witness. Im dutch so sorry for my english. Btw. I Love fire alarms

[luccacerminaro]

The Sound of emergency siren makes it even better

[bgougent]

It would be nice to see the real temperature at the nozzle.

What is waterpressure used?

[ElusiveDirtyd]

It does look like an upright head but there are heads that can be used upright or in the pendant position.

[kieranorourke]

can you get a 5kg co2 fire extinguisher

[RyanSmith-fmek]

in real life, the water would shoot out ALOT harder then this did.

[boogerking]

, ,Can you replace that red glass once it pops? or do you need to replace the whole thing?

[MrCinimod]

why is there hardly any watter pressure

[bluecylinder]

Before you whinge "The pressure is too low, or its not real life" To that I say. "Why don't you buy all the parts, set it up and see what happens, no, don't talk about it, just try it, its not as easy as you may think."

[bradyn]

they seem to take a while to activate, by the time they come on some thing might be ruined but it would probably save lives

[bluecylinder]

Since the "experts" can only whinge I will try again.
I made this video way back in 2012 (7 years ago) I had no money to buy a pump or other "parts" I used what I had sitting around (Garden hose and some odd copper pipe) The fire was in an old BBQ just under the sprinkler. I could not have the sprinkler up "The correct way" as the flames would have melted the hose, I could not reposition the sprinkler as I only had a short piece of straight copper pipe. So please stop whining and enjoy the video for what it is, or better still get off your bum and YOU make a video with what you have, and don't buy anything and then see how your video turns out.

[bluecylinder]

You said the sprinkler is upside down. Think about it. If it was the other way up how would it work in this case?
Also the majority of fire sprinklers are like this one, pointing down. Only if they are near a solid / non flammable ceiling do they point up.

[daniel.]

This is what I wanted to see, thanks. Don't worry for the low pressure of water. Because of the color, it explodes at 68°C, right?

[David-ygtf]

The water pressure is perfect for a fraction of a second there. Have you ever pickup a garden hose spray then spray with the water turned on then shut off.

[TheMaltesemania]

That sprinkler forgot how to do its job 😂