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WINDOW SPRINKLER [1 record]

Record 1 2017-05-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fire Detection
  • Fire-Fighting and Rescue Equipment
  • Extinguishing Agents
CONT

The same general rules apply to both window and cornice sprinklers, including the size of pipes. ... Wooden cornices which are only a short distance above the windows can be protected by cornice sprinklers supplied by the same pipe used for window sprinklers.

OBS

window sprinkler: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Détection des incendies
  • Matériel de secours et de lutte (incendies)
  • Agents extincteurs
CONT

Lorsque les corniches en bois font saillie d'au plus 30 po (760 mm) au-dessus des fenêtres, les extincteurs automatiques de corniche peuvent être alimentés par le même tuyau qui dessert les extincteurs automatiques de fenêtre.

OBS

extincteur automatique de fenêtre : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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