automatic sprinkler

“A building or home that suffers a fire without an automatic sprinkler system is much more likely to be destroyed,” he says.

For the same reason, it’s a good idea to keep lawns separate from trees, shrubs, ground covers, perennials and annuals if you use an automatic sprinkler system, which, by the way, wets the foliage of plants in the path of the spray, making them susceptible to disease.

If you’re using an automatic sprinkler, set the timer for early in the morning, preferably just before dawn.

“Most people don’t even know how their automatic sprinkler systems work,” Baird said.

Gahan’s family helped pass legislation in Massachusetts that would require automatic sprinkler systems in bars and nightclubs with an occupancy of 100 or more people.