Reducing the heat load from the roof by spray cooling and reducing the temperature of the feed air to an air conditioners condenser coils.
Low flow roof cooling sprinkler.
In the face of an advancing wildfire a structure with a properly implemented firesmart program in combination with an operational exterior rooftop sprinkler system has a survival probability of above 90.
Roof sprinkler cooling system this is a nice example of what someone discovered using simple methods on his own home.
Summer humidity in this area is very low so the evaporative cooling is very efficient.
This is a note from david describing how roof sprinklers are used on clay tile roofs in california s central valley for cooling.
Also with the roof span being broken up into three sections each sprinkler has a significantly lowered water demand.
Spray curtain water supply and filter.
Significantly less expensive than other alternatives with full kits starting at 269 00 and single sprinklers at 179 00.
It touches on the two aspects we will be working with in our system.
Polyethylene pipe attached to the dairy shed roof for the spray curtain.
An evaporation cooled roof could bring roof surface temp down from 165 f to 90f degrees and will be carrying heat.
This can be done day or night due to the low humidity that is common.
Roof top sprinkler systems fact.
Spray curtain in operation.
If the pressure is too low sprinkler systems will not operate correctly.
Sprinklers are one of the oldest methods but one of the newest technologies in wildfire control and property fire protection in wildland areas.
Warm air inside a large plant will rise and will often be well above 100 degrees inside the building.
Roof saver sprinklers an affordable home wildfire protection system.
This allows sprinklers in each individual row to be up to 8 ft apart along the pipe while still maintaining no more than 6 ft between any two sprinklers perpendicular to the slope of the roof.
Can be easily fitted to any dairy yard or feedpad with a concrete floor.
Sprinklers need adequate pressure to operate properly.
Roof saver sprinklers are an easy to use high quality and low cost option for bushfire wildfire protection.
The sprinklers generate a semi circle spray pattern that is directed towards the yard side of the shed.
Actually i didn t want to bother since these are low flow heads.
Roof sprinkler cooling in the central valley.
Ember s guard roof top sprinkler with 3 4 male female garden hose swivel brass adapter fittings and 360 impact sprinkler head.