We Design and Supply Reliable Ember Protection Sprinkler Systems
We supply specifically tailored Platypus sprinkler ember protection systems designed to suit your home, business or any commercial asset, Australia wide through our recommended installers.
Here we show some typical examples of our ember protection sprinkler system on a range of house designs to provide an indication of cost to supply and install. Platypus Fire Pty Ltd can also provide a design service for your own home, building & assets.
Platypus® sprinkler size
The images below show the Platypus sprinkler enlarged for clarity of viewing (left) and true to scale (right). The sprinkler head is unimposing standing only 8cm high but is mounted in such a way to provide maximum spray coverage.
Small Home (94 sq mtr) Hotham 94B
Specs Roof Size: 8.88 x 13 meters
| Whole of house system: POA | Ridge line system only: POA | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of sprinklers | 19 | 5 |
| Number of zones | 3 | 1 |
| Flow rate required | 114 lpm | 30 lpm |
| Minimum qty of water required | 6840 litres | 1800 litres |
| Recommended qty of water for 2 hours run time | 13680 litres | 3600 litres |
For more information around pricing, please contact us here, or view our FAQs.
Medium 4 Bed Home (136 sq mtr) Bushranger 136
Specs Roof Size: 9.28 x 18.5 meters
| Whole of house system: POA | Ridge line system only: POA | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of sprinklers | 25 | 7 |
| Number of zones | 3 | 1 |
| Flow rate required | 150 lpm | 42 lpm |
| Minimum qty of water required | 9000 litres | 2520 litres |
| Recommended qty of water for 2 hours run time | 18000 litres | 5040 litres |
For more information around pricing, please contact us here, or view our FAQs.
Large 4 Bed Home (184 sq mtr) Glenbrooke 184
Specs Roof Size: 12 x 24.6 meters
| Whole of house system: POA | Ridge line system only: POA | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of sprinklers | 38 | 15 |
| Number of zones | 3 | 1 |
| Flow rate required | 228 lpm | 90 lpm |
| Minimum qty of water required | 13680 litres | 5400 litres |
| Recommended qty of water for 2 hours run time | 27360 litres | 10800 litres |
For more information around pricing, please contact us here, or view our FAQs.
Grand 4 Bed Home (210 sq mtr) Davenport 210
Specs Roof Size: 15 x 25 meters (equivalent)
| Whole of house system: POA | Ridge line system only: POA | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of sprinklers | 49 | 15 |
| Number of zones | 4 | 1 |
| Flow rate required | 294 lpm | 90 lpm |
| Minimum qty of water required | 17640 litres | 5400 litres |
| Recommended qty of water for 2 hours run time | 35280 litres | 10800 litres |
For more information around pricing, please contact us here, or view our FAQs.
POA * Platypus Fire and or one of its approved installers will typically use copper tube and crimp fittings when installing a system.
If you’d like to receive more information and budget figures please email a copy of a scale drawn roof plan along with photos so that we can put together some budget figures prior to making a site visit.
Planning & Quotation Prep Sheets
Platypus Sprinkler product brochure
Download our Planner Sheets
In this download we have a check-list or questionnaire with graph paper to draw a plan of your home or building.
Fill this in and send to us by email or mail (email and postal address provided on the sheets) along with photographs of each side of your home or building.
