If you aren’t sure if your commercial property is equipped with one, it’s definitely worth the time to find out if you have a properly functioning fire sprinkler system. Here are just a few of the reasons why it’s so important.

Sprinklers Are Ready 24-7

Sprinklers will start tackling the job before anyone else. This is because most properties don’t have people on site 24 hours a day and fires can often break out in remote areas where no one is watching. It only takes a few minutes for a small fire to spread and become incredibly dangerous and more difficult to put out. But with a sprinkler system, once it’s activated, it’s like having your own team of firemen inside the building, ready and prepared to start drenching the fire with water.

Sprinklers Provide Insurance Discounts

If you’re concerned about the cost of installing a new sprinkler system in your building, consider that you’ll likely receive a hefty discount on your insurance premiums. The cost savings is often enough to pay for the cost of the sprinkler in just a matter of years. To find out just how much you could save, reach out to your insurance representative to get the full details.

Sprinklers Aren’t Activated By Smoke

You may think that installing a few smoke detectors will be a more economically-feasible way to protect your commercial property from fire. Plus, the water damage caused by sprinklers going off can be costly. On the contrary, smoke alarms won’t give you the protection you need, but a fire sprinkler system will, and here’s why.

First, to address the concern about water damage, it’s important to understand that sprinkler systems aren’t activated by smoke, they’re activated by temperature. This can help ease your mind knowing that a burnt piece of toast in the cafeteria won’t cause the sprinkler system to go off. Second, smoke detectors only provide an audible warning alerting people in the building that there could be a fire. This does not help to actually stop a fire already in progress.