Rural Residential Wildfire Protection

The whole-house Spray System is designed to cover the exterior of your home, decks and surrounding landscape with Firebreak Brand PhosChek in minutes. This retardant is safe for use around plants, animals and people. Once applied, the fire retardant will continue to protect your property until it is washed off with a garden hose or rainshower. These systems are completely self contained and powered by compressed inert gas. No electricity or running water is required to operate the systems.

To activate the system you simply turn on the supply valve and the system is charged and ready to protect your home and property. Telephone activated systems are also available. The Basic 120 gallon fire retardant tank is about the size of a large water heater and may be installed in the garage or storage area. A spray gun, 100 foot hose and hose reel are supplied for those who wish to apply the retardant manually.

Firebreak Spray Systems are designed for installation during new home construction, or retrofitted to an existing structure.

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Installed Systems Are Comprised Of Four Parts

1. Retardant Holding Tank - 120 or 315 gallon epoxy lined steel storage tank located in garage or storage area. 120 gallon tank has 23” by 68” tall footprint. 315 gallon tank has 36” by 78” tall footprint.

2. Compressed Inert Gas Cylinder - 80 or 216 cubic foot nitrogen storage cylinder and regulator pre-set at 60psi. 80 has 8” by 36” tall footprint. 216 has 8” x 48” tall footprint.

3. Activation Device - that may be an electric switch (located on interior or exterior of home), telephone activation, or remotely activated switch such as central fire department in community.

FIRE DETECTION DEVICES

	4. Nozzles - located to allow full coverage of dwelling and 2’ below the eve line. The nozzles are unobtrusive and may be painted over during finish painting. These nozzles create total coverage of walls, soffetts, decks and approximately 30’ out from exterior of building.
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	Retardant may be spread by large pop-up sprinkler heads covering large tracts automatically.
	Suggested installations include historical sites, croplands, vineyards, and parklands.