Once the cover plate is installed there should be a small gap between the ceiling and the lip of the cover plate.
Fire sprinkler cover plate installation.
Install using required wrenches sold separately.
When the plate s temperature rating is reached it falls away to expose the sprinkler head.
Fire sprinkler helpful tips.
You now know how to properly remove a cover plate locate the correct replacement and install a new one.
The head itself has a liquid filled glass bulb that bursts at the rated temperature to trigger the sprinkler.
The fire sprinkler cover plate comes soldered to a frame piece that screws or pushes into the fire sprinkler head assembly.
Choose the cover plate model for the selected sprinkler submit a sherwin williams benjamin moore or ral paint code.
When replacing cover plates it is important to purchase replacements from the same manufacturer as the fire sprinkler.
An inconspicuous cover plate provides a clean look for sprinkler heads.
Each manufacturer s plate is a little different in size color and so on.
The solder is temperature sensitive to melt usually 20 degrees fahrenheit lower than the sprinkler head activation temperature.