Apparatus and method for multipurpose residential water flow fir

Details Apparatus and method for multipurpose residential water flow fir Apparatus and method for multipurpose residential water flow fir

1998-06-17

2000-06-27

Hofsass, Jeffery A.

Communications: electrical

Condition responsive indicating system

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340609, 340611, 73197, 7386177, G08B 2100

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06081196&

ABSTRACT:
A multipurpose residential plumbing and fire sprinkler system or, more simply, a multipurpose piping system ("MPS") is a system for providing water to both domestic uses (e.g., showers, sinks, toilets) and to sprinklers for fire protection. The invention provides an apparatus and method for alarming when one or more sprinklers connected to the MPS are activated by a fire. The invention uses a water flow detector. In particular, the invention provides an apparatus and method for distinguishing typical domestic water flow from the flow caused by one or more sprinkler heads.

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