Giant firefighting sprinkler could protect your home if you have to evacuate from fires

The sprinkler is designed as extra insurance for people in fire prone areas. It's meant to help in addition to creating defensible space before fires start.

[thehalloweenenthusiast]

This is why I’ve purchased commercial grade stainless steel rotor sprinklers. With the water pressure that I have, I can easily set them up around the property to HELP in case a fire were to break out. There’s been some close evaluations in my area, I hope it doesn’t happen but you never know. I will absolutely set it up up accordingly if it does happen.

[lb]

Sounds good on the surface. need gas, water, or electricity. swimming pools go fast, electricity is disrupted then what, must have high capacity pump. best practice- defensible space, good evac plan, and good insurance and take a lot of pictures before the fire for insurance.

[NelsonBigGunPFan]

Nelson F100 big gun. Gets good distance and is reliable.

[kbkesq]

Interesting concept! Great to combine with phos chek pretreatment on all brush areas near house. Wonder wha the power source is- guess backup or gas generator.

[bikersoncall]

Fantastic protection.
But bear in mind, in case of a
neighborhood fire, YOU BEST HAVE
at least a few thousand gallons of
water in storage and a genset/pump.
DO NOT EXPECT THAT YOUR
municipal supply will be there for you.
Also if you have your own well but
everyone else does in your area too,
that can be an issue on the water
table draw down. I would think though,
in the case of a fire just at your
residence, this is going to be a very
useful item.

[CLCARRTS]

6 thousand dollars for a hose that goes in circles.... damm

[lindat]

I'm not an expert, but 1. What happens when the wild fire reaches your gas-powered pump. Ka-boom? 2. Aren't there really strong winds in a wild fire? What are the chances that spray of water hits the intended target with all that wind?

[wexsetter]

How about using a Well for water source?

[slipperyslope]

Should be on every fire hydrant with a "pop-head" for height (say 15ft). That's 500gpm+, and multiple problems solved.

[AshGreen]

Yay! Rich people with swimming pools will feel safer now

[catchPegasus]

If you think that spigot will prevent your house that's caught in the middle of a wildfire from burning down, I've got a bridge you might be interested in.