Fire suppression system

Abstract

There is provided a sprinkler device, comprising: a sprinkler bulb 100 comprising a sealed frangible housing 110, and a passive circuit device 120 within the housing 110, wherein the passive circuit device 120 comprises a wireless module 160; and a base station 200 configured to detect pressure changes inside the sprinkler bulb 110 via the wireless module 160. A method of testing integrity of a sprinkler bulb is also provided, comprising: monitoring a pressure change within the sprinkler bulb 100 via a wireless module 160 of a passive circuit device 120 inside a sealed frangible housing 110 of the sprinkler bulb 100; and determining that the sprinkler bulb is in working order if the pressure reaches a predetermined threshold; or determining that the sprinkler bulb is not in working order if the pressure does not reach the predetermined threshold.

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