How do you fix a leaky ceiling fire sprinkler head?
We have exposed fire sprinkler heads in our house. We noticed that the one in our master bath is leaking with a slow drip. Do you have to get plumber for this or is this an easy fix?
They are easy in principle. first turn off the water source. 2nd drain line. I would recommend replacing the head all together so you don’t have to distinct between the valve where the glass is or the joint above. you might try to tighten, clockwise the head prior to replacement and see if it turns tighter. if it turns then maybe it just was not really tight to begin with. once new head is installed, if you have a compressor, you can use air to see if it leaks. merely put the air on it, have a gage installed between the fire system and valve. turn off air by having a valve between sprinkler system and compressor. If the same pressure holds for a day, then you will have no water leaks. if you don’t have a compressor, then you will have to fill with water, it should be ok. make sure to use proper pipe sealant. Good luck.
Talk soon,
Joe Beaven
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val Says:
Sometimes you can tight it and this will stop the leak.
But you need special tool to tight it and need to be VERY careful not to break it.
Braking will create huge mess!
I would recommend you to shut the fire sprinkler system down, to drain it, then replace the fire sprinkler head, then charge the system again.
If you think, this is not easy enough for your, call a fire sprinkler repair company.
Good luck!
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Posted on January 11th, 2009 at 9:56 am
rjja Says:
They are easy in principle. first turn off the water source. 2nd drain line. I would recommend replacing the head all together so you don’t have to distinct between the valve where the glass is or the joint above. you might try to tighten, clockwise the head prior to replacement and see if it turns tighter. if it turns then maybe it just was not really tight to begin with. once new head is installed, if you have a compressor, you can use air to see if it leaks. merely put the air on it, have a gage installed between the fire system and valve. turn off air by having a valve between sprinkler system and compressor. If the same pressure holds for a day, then you will have no water leaks. if you don’t have a compressor, then you will have to fill with water, it should be ok. make sure to use proper pipe sealant. Good luck.
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Posted on January 11th, 2009 at 10:29 am