Automatic Fire Sprinkler Systems
Sprinkler Systems: Proven, reliable fire suppression engineered to control or extinguish fires at their source. ZOD Fire Safety Lebanon designs, installs, and maintains sprinkler solutions for commercial, industrial, and special-hazard environments.
Overview
Sprinkler systems are a first-line defense for many occupancies. Heat activates individual sprinkler heads closest to the fire, releasing water where it’s needed most. Proper hazard classification, hydraulic calculations, and water supplies are essential for performance.
- Warehouses & logistics (including high-pile storage)
- Retail, offices, hospitality, education & healthcare
- Manufacturing, parking structures, mixed-use developments
- Proven life safety and property protection
- Automatic, localized activation reduces water use
- Compatible with a wide range of hazards and occupancies
- Monitored by fire alarm systems for waterflow & valve supervision
- Pump & tank controls, diesel/electric jockey pumps
- Interfaces with HVAC, elevators, gas shutoff where required
Sprinkler System Types
Pipework is permanently filled with water; the most common and cost-effective configuration for conditioned spaces.
- Fastest response; minimal components
- Ideal for offices, retail, hotels, schools
Air or nitrogen under pressure holds a dry valve closed until activation; designed for areas subject to freezing.
- Protects unheated spaces, loading bays, car parks
- Includes compressors, low-temperature controls
Pipework is dry; a separate detection event opens a pre-action valve before sprinklers can operate—reducing accidental discharge risk.
- Recommended for data rooms, museums, archives
- Single- or double-interlock configurations
Open sprinklers/nozzles discharge water across the entire area when a detection system opens the deluge valve.
- For fast-spreading hazards: process, transformers, conveyors
- Often paired with foam proportioning for flammable liquids
High-k-factor heads designed to suppress severe storage fires quickly—often eliminating in-rack sprinklers.
- High-bay warehouses and distribution centers
- Specific ceiling heights, commodities & clearance rules
Targeted protection inside storage racks or for unique processes where ceiling systems alone are insufficient.
- Complements ESFR or standard ceiling protection
- Custom nozzles, branch line routing, impact protection
Design & Hydraulic Calculations
We engineer each system to the hazard, occupancy, and water supply. Our submittals include hydraulic calculations, isometrics, and valve/device schedules in line with applicable standards and local authority requirements.
- Hazard/commodity classification & storage arrangement
- Design density, area of operation, and hose allowances
- Available water supply, pumps, and tank sizing
- K-factor & temperature rating selection
- Pipe sizing, friction losses, and node pressures
- Remote area analysis & safety margins
- Shop drawings, riser details, seismic bracing layouts
- Valve, alarm, and monitoring cause-and-effect
- Inspection test plans and handover dossier
System Components
| Component | Function | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Sprinkler Heads | Discharge water when heat bulb/fusible link activates. | K-factor, temperature rating, response type, orientation (upright/pendent/sidewall). |
| Control Valves | Wet, dry, pre-action, or deluge valves regulate system type. | Trim, priming, and detection interfaces as applicable. |
| Flow & Pressure Switches | Report waterflow and supervise system pressure. | Integrated with fire alarm for monitoring and signaling. |
| Piping & Fittings | Distribute water to hazard areas. | Steel, CPVC (where permitted), grooved or threaded connections. |
| Pumps & Water Tanks | Provide required flow and pressure. | Diesel/electric fire pumps, jockey pumps, controllers, test headers. |
| Valves & Supervision | Isolation, check, test & drain, PRVs. | Tamper-monitored to ensure readiness. |
| Alarm Devices | Gongs, horns, strobes, and remote annunciation. | Local and central monitoring as required. |
Industries & Applications
High-bay warehousing, palletized and rack storage, carton flow, cold storage with dry systems.
Mixed-use towers, hotels, malls, hospitals, schools, parking structures.
Production halls, utilities buildings, process lines, transformers (deluge/foam).
Testing, Inspection & Maintenance
Hydrostatic tests, main drain readings, pump acceptance tests, alarm & signal verification, and end-of-line flow confirmations.
- Valve position checks and tamper supervision
- Quarterly/annual inspections and functional tests
- Obstruction investigations and sample testing as required
We issue maintenance reports, impairment notices, and corrective action plans so stakeholders and insurers have a clear compliance record.
Head replacements, seismic bracing, pump/tank upgrades, alarm integrations, and commodity/arrangement re-evaluations as operations evolve.
Let’s Engineer the Right Sprinkler Solution
Share your drawings or storage details and we’ll provide a compliant, cost-effective design with clear hydraulics and equipment schedules.