Associates, Incorporated. Hughes is an internationally recognized testing and compliance group.
The testing program was carried out under the supervision and observation of Dr. John Gottuk who holds advanced degrees in Fire Science. Stage 2 of protocol 3 was conducted by the principals of coverUPS® who arranged for the fabrication of their own engineered test rig with the assistance of Dr. Gottuk and his staff along with Tom Marinos, P.E. a Hydraulic engineer working within the insurance loss industry for Halliwell Engineering Associates.
Here are the test results:
Protocol 1: The oven Test
The results of the Operating Temperature Activation Test indicated that, in all cases, the addition of the coverUPS® product surrounding the sprinkler fell well within the acceptable range of code mandated and industry standard activation times.
Protocol 2: The RTI Test
The results of the Plunge Test indicated that the addition of the coverUPS® around the sprinkler head assembly fell well within the acceptable range of code mandated and industry standard activation times. Sprinkler heads are considered to perform properly when operating within a measured RTI range (m-s) of between 70 and 150. The coverUPS® protected heads remained within the accepted RTI range noted.
Protocol 3:
Stage 1- The Fire Room Test program confirmed that the coverUPS® product in no way affected the temperature at which the glass bulb broke in the sprinkler assembly.
Stage 2- The Ejection Test program confirmed (in 72 official test runs) that in both sidewall and pendant mounted configurations the coverUPS® product successfully separated from the mounting ring in less than 1 second from the time that the sprinkler head was activated, using the minimum standard pressure at the sprinkler head of 5 psi. Sprinkler heads with both a 5.6 K factor and 3 K factor were tested.
