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Hydraulic design placard listing sprinkler density, design area and system demand
Hydraulic placard · basis of design

For building owners

Knowledge Articles

Compliance9 min

What a building owner has to do each year: NFPA 25 in plain English

What the code requires, how often, and the tests most owners find out about only after they fail one.

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Sprinkler6 min

A closed control valve is why most sprinkler systems fail

A closed control valve is invisible, free to fix, and the most common reason a system does nothing during a fire.

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Special Hazards7 min

Room integrity testing: the five-year test that goes overdue

Your agent is only as good as the enclosure holding it. What a door fan test measures and why it fails.

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Extinguishers4 min

How to read a fire extinguisher inspection tag

The tag on each extinguisher records when it was last serviced and when the next service is due. Two of those dates are the ones that get missed.

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More is coming — one informative article at a time, each one grounded in what we find on real inspection reports. If there's a question you want answered plainly, ask us directly.

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