House to consider sprinkler override

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Permalink Reply by LFDA Editor on January 11, 2010 at 12:31pm

This is a BAD idea. What happens when it goes off accidentally and ruins your house! Smoke alarms are good enough. I do not think they save lives. The smoke alarm will go off first. I believe the sprinkler system is heat detection.

(Comment originally posted Barbara Aichinger on January 6, 2010 at 8:36pm, moved by LFDA editor on January 11, 2010)

Permalink Reply by LFDA Editor on January 11, 2010 at 12:33pm

This is not a terrible idea, it adds value to the house, and it could save your house. But yes, I do cringe
when the gov't tells us what's best.

(Comment originally posted by Drew on January 10, 2010, moved by LFDA editor on January 11, 2010)

Permalink Reply by Jay D on February 15, 2010 at 8:59am

I don't mind at all if the government recommends sprinklers in homes, and provides statistics on why they are worth the additional cost. But I also dislike the idea of the government mandating what we must do in our homes. We should each make our own informed decisions, and celebrate/suffer the consequences of those decisions. Let each person take responsibility for their own lives, rather than turning that responsibility over to the government. If we keep looking to the government to make these decisions for us, the government will continue to make more and more of them until there are none left for us to make.

Permalink Reply by Marc Lehoullier on April 30, 2010 at 10:01am

The costs to add sprinkler systems at $3200 for a typical 2000 SF home is misleading and false. Though approximately $1.50/SF may be the market, a typical 2000 SF home ususally has a basement, 2 car attached garage and attic. This would ADD approximately 4400 SF to the area that would need to be protected. So at $1.50/SF the cost to add fire protection to a home with a typical living area of a 2000 SF would actually be closer to $9600.