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, USA 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 Sprinkler USA 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 3 1/8″ high but is mounted in such a way to provide maximum spray coverage.
Small Home (1232 sq feet) Hotham 94B
Specs Roof Size: 29 x 42 1/2 Feet
| Whole of house system: POA | Ridge line system only: POA | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of sprinklers | 19 | https://platypussprinklerusa.com/wp-admin/options-writing.php5 |
| Number of zones | 3 | 1 |
| Flow rate required | 30 1/2 gpm | 8 gpm |
| Minimum qty of water required | 1830 gallons | 480 gallons |
| Recommended qty of water for 2 hours run time | 3660 gallons | 960 gallons |
For more information around pricing, please contact us here, or view our FAQs.
Medium 4 Bed Home (1845 sq feet) Bushranger 136
Specs Roof Size: 30 1/2 x 60 1/2 feet
| Whole of house system: POA | Ridge line system only: POA | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of sprinklers | 25 | 7 |
| Number of zones | 3 | 1 |
| Flow rate required | 51 gpm | 11 gpm |
| Minimum qty of water required | 3060 gallons | 660 gallons |
| Recommended qty of water for 2 hours run time | 6120 gallons | 1320 gallons |
For more information around pricing, please contact us here, or view our FAQs.
Large 4 Bed Home (3149 sq feet) Glenbrooke 184
Specs Roof Size: 39 x 80 3/4 feet
| Whole of house system: POA | Ridge line system only: POA | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of sprinklers | 38 | 15 |
| Number of zones | 3 | 1 |
| Flow rate required | 61 gpm | 24 gpm |
| Minimum qty of water required | 3660 gallons | 1440 gallons |
| Recommended qty of water for 2 hours run time | 7320 gallons | 2880 gallons |
For more information around pricing, please contact us here, or view our FAQs.
Grand 4 Bed Home (4018 sq feet) Davenport 210
Specs Roof Size: 49 x 82 feet (equivalent)
| Whole of house system: POA | Ridge line system only: POA | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of sprinklers | 49 | 15 |
| Number of zones | 4 | 1 |
| Flow rate required | 78 1/2 gpm | 24 gpm |
| Minimum qty of water required | 4710 gallons | 1440 gallons |
| Recommended qty of water for 2 hours run time | 9420 gallons | 2880 gallons |
For more information around pricing, please contact us here, or view our FAQs.
POA * Platypus Sprinkler USA 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
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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.