Fire Prevention & Sprinkler Systems Installed &
Serviced in New Jersey

An electrical circuit at your business shorts out during the night. Are you going to get called to the scene of a fully-involved fire, or be notified that the fire was detected and extinguished quickly by a well-designed, responsive fire sprinkler system?
If option #2 is your preference, let J.T. Fire & Safety LLC be your go-to team for fire sprinkler system design, as well as preventative maintenance, repairs, and code compliance for as long as you own your business. Call us in Somerville, for a free estimate on:

Fire Sprinkler Systems Design
Fire Sprinkler Systems Installation
Fire Safety Inspection
Fire Sprinkler Maintenance
Fire Safety Inspection
Fire Pumps
Backflow preventers

Prevention and safety

With preventative inspection and fire sprinkler system maintenance provided by our team, you can avoid costly repairs and unwanted business interruptions, and remain compliant with New Jersey safety regulations.

We offer testing and inspection, reduced labor for service calls, factory-certified technicians, and priority response for service calls. Your investment will be maintained by our highly trained and factory-certified technicians available around the clock.

Our expertise is second to none, and our customer service staff is supportive and will address your needs efficiently and productively, making sure an issue is resolved quickly.

Contact us to request an evaluation of your system. Find out how you can enjoy superb service and significant savings with J.T. Fire & Safety LLC.

Fire sprinkler systems

At J.T. Fire & Safety LLC, we offer a variety of different fire sprinkler systems. Some of our solutions include Wet Systems, Dry Systems, Antifreeze Loops, Pre-Action Systems, and Deluge Systems. No matter the size or need of your business, our suite of fire sprinkler solutions is guaranteed to meet your needs.

J.T. Fire & Safety LLC offers innovative fire sprinkler products to help protect your facility from the risk of fires. We are the recognized experts in New Jersey for the design, installation, service, maintenance, and inspection of a building’s automatic fire sprinkler system.

Regardless of its size, your system will be installed by licensed, trained fire sprinkler fitters. In addition to routine system services, J.T. Fire & Safety LLC provides 24/7 emergency service response. Rest easy, knowing your business is protected, even when you’re not there!

Deluge sprinkler systems

In these systems, sprinklers are open at all times. They are connected to a dry pipe that is connected to a main water supply. A fire detection device controls the main valve. When it is activated, the valve opens, allowing large amounts of water to flow through all of the sprinklers.

The purpose of a deluge system is to quickly wet down an entire hazardous area to prevent a fire from spreading. They are usually used in facilities that contain high or extra-hazard materials such as flammable liquids, chemicals, and explosives. Rooms with high ceilings sometimes use deluge systems, as it is difficult to direct water over the burning area from such a distance.

Pre-Action Sprinkler Systems

These systems contain an additional fire-detection device that will recognize a fire before the sprinklers are activated. The sprinklers are attached to a pipe containing air that may or may not be pressurized. When the detection device senses a fire, it opens the main valve, allowing water to flow through the pipes before the sprinklers are set off. When the heat activates the sprinklers, water flows through immediately, as in a wet-pipe system.

Pre-action systems are usually employed in areas that are at risk for serious water damage due to damaged sprinkles and/or piping. They operate faster than dry systems but tend to be significantly more expensive.

Antifreeze Loops

Antifreeze loops protect areas in a building that are prone to freezing. A check valve isolates the antifreeze loop from the rest of the sprinkler system. There is also a main drain and a fill cup to assist in the draining and refilling of the loop.

Antifreeze loops are filled with a variety of different liquids the most common being propylene glycol, glycerin, and ethylene glycol. If the sprinkler system is connected to a public water supply ethylene glycol should not be used because it is considered poisonous. Also, systems that are constructed out of CPVC plastic pipe should only be filled with glycerin. We have a policy only to use glycerin due to environmental and practical concerns.

NFPA requires the testing of antifreeze loops on an annual basis.

Wet Sprinkler Systems

The sprinklers in these systems are attached to pipes containing pressurized water at all times. Individual sprinklers in the vicinity of a fire are set off by heat, allowing water to flow through them immediately.

Wet-pipe systems are used wherever temperatures are high enough to prevent freezing. Water expands when it freezes, which causes water-filled pipes to burst and become ineffective. Burst pipes decrease your fire suppression capabilities and can cause significant water damage. Sometimes, an antifreeze solution or additive is added to certain pipes in a wet-pipe system.

Dry Sprinkler Systems

In a dry-pipe system, sprinklers are attached to pipes that contain pressurized air. When heat activates the sprinklers to open, the air pressure is reduced, allowing the dry pipe valve to open and water to flow from the sprinkler.

Dry-pipe systems are usually used only when temperatures are not high enough to prevent freezing (below 40 degrees Fahrenheit). Since they have a slower response time, they should be converted to wet-pipe systems as soon as sufficient heat becomes available.

In situations where only a few sections lack heat, it is recommended to use a combination of dry and wet-pipe systems.

FIRE PUMP

Fire pumps are used to increase the water supply pressure available from public mains, gravity tanks, reservoirs, or other sources. An entire fire assembly consists of afire pump, driver, controller,and accessories

BACKFLOW

Backflow preventers are installed to prevent contaminants from traveling from the non-potable source to the potable public drinking supply via back siphonage and back pressure.