Fire Sprinkler Cover Plate Installation

Install using required wrenches sold separately.

Fire sprinkler cover plate installation.

An inconspicuous cover plate provides a clean look for sprinkler heads. The fire sprinkler cover plate comes soldered to a frame piece that screws or pushes into the fire sprinkler head assembly. The head itself has a liquid filled glass bulb that bursts at the rated temperature to trigger the sprinkler. Each manufacturer s plate is a little different in size color and so on.

You now know how to properly remove a cover plate locate the correct replacement and install a new one. This is to allow heat to flow from a fire to the three solder spots ensuring the cover releases on time during an emergency. When the plate s temperature rating is reached it falls away to expose the sprinkler head. The solder is temperature sensitive to melt usually 20 degrees fahrenheit lower than the sprinkler head activation temperature.

Fire sprinkler helpful tips. Once the cover plate is installed there should be a small gap between the ceiling and the lip of the cover plate. You may also mail a sample or swatch from any paint manufacturer to tyco upon receiving the sample tyco matches the sample and creates the custom paint your cover plate s are painted and shipped to you.