What temperature rating should a sprinkler head have that’s going to be installed in a dry sauna?
Good question! There are a number of articles to be found on line regarding this subject, most of which deal with avoiding an accidental discharge of water caused by both the higher ambient and the radically fluctuating temperatures encountered in this kind of application. All of them seem to agree that a 135 degree head poses an inherent discharge risk, but not one of the articles I read seems to address what I perceive to be a critical life safety aspect. A dry sauna employs an electrically operated heating element normally secured behind a grill to prevent a patron from accidentally burning themselves. In many instances the grill actually allows you to see the element. Patrons are normally discouraged from placing wet towels or other objects on the grill and are definitely instructed never to throw water into it (in an attempt to produce steam). The typical dry sauna’s heating controller won’t allow the ambient temperature to exceed a certain level and normally operates in a “safe z
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