Mark,

At SMU we have had some problems with water damage from students hanging
their clothes on the sprinkler heads, twice (not the same student).  I know
it seems had to believe.

One remedy would be recessed sprinkler heads.

We have never had a sprinkler head fail and cause damage.

Also, it is better to have "water problems" (I assume the systems will be
monitored) that to have "fire problems" or "death problems."

Floyd Phelps
Fire Safety Coordinator
Southern Methodist University


-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Cavanaugh [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2000 3:34 PM
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Subject: Sprinklers


As I continue to fight for installing sprinklers in our residence halls I
now have to argue: "if we put sprinklers in the student rooms we are going
to have major water problems". I understand the weakness in the argument,
but I need to address it... so I'm looking for facilities that sprinkler
their rooms and have they experienced or not experienced any "inadvertent"
activations.  I'd appreciate anyone who can provide any information or any
resources I could turn to, to help provide a basis to argue this point.
Thanks

Mark Cavanaugh CFPS
Fire Marshal
University of Rochester
300 East River Rd.
Rochester, NY 14623
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