Explore fire sprinkler freeze and flood prevention tips, including winter preparation, auxiliary drain maintenance, and ways to reduce the risk of water damage.
AGF Manufacturing is excited to introduce their COLLECTanDRAIN Model 5450 Self-Maintaining Auxiliary Drain. The Model 5450 is the latest in their line of heated auxiliary drain cabinets and includes all the benefits of the original Model 5400. The new cabinet features the ability to self-maintain the drain level and allow for maintenance to be better regulated.
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AGF Manufacturing is excited to introduce their COLLECTanDRAIN Model 5500 Automatic Auxiliary Drain. The Model 5500 includes all the benefits of the Model 5400 auxiliary drain in a heated cabinet, with the added capability of full automation. Set it to fully automatic mode or empty it remotely with the push of a button.
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Colleges and Universities in the United States have been on a steady growth curve for the last 20 plus years. And, while most students don’t choose a college based on the presence of sprinklers, higher education administrators realized the safety of their students was an important feature for parents and began to retrofit dormitories with sprinklers and advertise their installation. As an industry, Fire Sprinkler manufacturers, engineers, and contractors have benefitted from both the increased awareness and concern for student safety and the growth of higher education campus infrastructure.
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Utah State University, located in the Northern Utah Mountains, is known for its top-notch academics and research and nationally recognized for its athletics. In August 2016, Utah State’s Division 1 Aggies return to their newly renovated and renamed football stadium for the start of the 2016 season.
While the fans, students, staff, and public celebrate the premium enhancements and state-of-the-art upgrades, they will also appreciate the safety improvements incorporated into the renovation. The kind of improvements most people never see or notice, but are critical to ensure the safety and protection of both lives and property.
AGF Manufacturing is proud to announce that our COLLECTanDRAIN® Model 5400 Auxiliary Drains are part of the Maverik Stadium Renovation.
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“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.”
-Benjamin Franklin
These words ring just as true today as they did when they were first spoken.
Every year work routines are disrupted, revenue is lost, property is damaged, and thousands upon thousands of dollars are expended because an ounce of prevention is often overlooked until it is time for a pound of cure. This is usually the case when dealing with problems relating to a dry fire sprinkler system, especially in winter.
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The winter of 2012/2013 was still a painful memory for U-Haul Moving and Storage of Hanover in Massachusetts when they started experiencing similar system break downs due to freeze-ups at the beginning of this past winter. Rather than calling contractors back multiple times to fix the same “problem child” auxiliary drains, they decided to be proactive.
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If your parking structure is enclosed, if the ceiling is less than 24 inches above grade, if your structure is of Type III or Type IV construction over 50 ft. in height, if your parking structure is immediately below or adjacent to a building used for another occupancy, chances are that it has a fire sprinkler system installed. And if you do have a sprinkler system installed in your parking structure the chances are good that it is a Dry System.
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