WHAT IS A WET SUPPRESSION SYSTEM?

A wet suppression system is a set of equipment that allows to prevent, detect and attack a fire before it moves to a more advanced stage where it can no longer be controlled.

How does a wet suppression system work?

There are two main types of wet suppression systems in the country, those that are manually activated and those that work through automatic activation.

The manual activation systems are generally composed of hose cabinets for the use of the internal brigades of a company, as well as for the firefighters that come in case of an emergency.
The Automatic systems are mainly composed of automatic sprinklers that cover the entire area of a building, these are activated by the heat that is generated by the fire, releasing pressurized water that acts on the heat source and prevents it from spreading.

What parts make up a wet suppression system?

Water storage tank: This contains the exclusive water reserve for the wet suppression system and will be used to control and extinguish a fire in case of an emergency:

Main pump: It is in charge of pumping water from the storage tank, through the pipes and to the fire control devices:

Distribution network: Consists of the piping that distributes the system water from the main pump to the different points of the building where the fire control devices are located:

Fire control devices: Consists of hose cabinets in the case of manually activated systems, and automatic sprinklers in the case of automatically activated systems:

Objective of Wet Suppression Systems?

The wet suppression systems are based on three main objectives on which its operation is based, the first is to save the lives of the occupants of the building where the system is located, the second is to save property and finally ensure business continuity. All of the above based on the fact that a building equipped with a fire suppression system has the capacity to respond faster to an emergency, reducing the possibility of people affected, reducing the possible area affected by a fire and therefore ensuring that the establishment can return to normal operation much faster after an emergency has occurred.