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#149 – Significant Changes to the 2019 Edition of NFPA 13, Part 2

NFPA 13: Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems has guided insurers, installers, and designers for more than a century. QRFS looks at the National Fire Protection Association’s 2019 changes, exploring technical revisions impacting ESFR storage sprinklers, system components, and sprinkler system design.

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#145 – Tyco’s New LFP Antifreeze Meets NFPA Listing Requirements

As the 2022 deadline for phasing out all current antifreeze solutions in wet sprinkler systems looms, the first – and only – product to meet the National Fire Protection Association’s (NFPA) standard is good news for property owners in regions that suffer bitter winters. QRFS reveals why current solutions were deemed unsafe and details the new solution.

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#131 – Which Fire Sprinkler Do I Have? And How Do I Replace It?

Fire sprinkler identification numbers have made identifying and replacing fire sprinklers easier, but a confusing variety of old sprinklers remain in service. QRFS explains how to determine which fire sprinkler you have, plus replace one that isn’t commercially available.