During a bushfire, 95% of homes lost are due to Ember Attack!
Ember Protection with Bushfire Sprinklers
Wet material doesn't burn easily!
An External Water Spray (EWS) or Wind-Enabled Ember Dousing System (WEEDS) are bushfire protection systems that utilize specially designed bushfire sprinklers or high-pressure water spray nozzles to create a protective water barrier around a structure. This system effectively douses embers and wets surfaces, preventing ignition during high-wind wildfire events.
Wind Resistance: The nozzles are directed outward and are engineered to operate under windy conditions, utilizing the wind to help disperse the water onto the surfaces of the house.
Water Coverage: The spray coverage is intended to wet down the roof and other critical surfaces of the house, forming a shield against wind-driven embers and radiant heat.
Embers: This fire sprinkler system for houses is specifically designed to combat ember ignition, with testing demonstrating that it produces a sufficient density of water to douse firebrands that can travel long distances in the wind. With house sprinkler systems like these, homeowners can enhance their protection against bushfire threats.
Why it Works
- Fire required Oxygen, Heat and Fuel to sustain itself, remove one of these and the fire is extinguished.
- A bushfire travels quickly because the wind pushes the heat and fire brands ahead of it, preheating any material for faster ignition. Applying water an area will significantly slow the advance of a fire front.
- Airbourne water droplets will help extinguish fire brands, stopping spot fires igniting and significantly slowing the advance of a bushfire.
- Wetting the foliage and ground cover will increase the vegetations fire resistance, making it harder to ignite.
- Wetting a structures surfaces helps to extinguish hot embers before they can heat up and ignite.
How it Works
- Water is supplied to the sprinklers by a pump fed by from a Static Water Source. The pump can be fuel or electric driven and may be remote start or manual start.
- The sprays are strategically positioned around the perimeter of the structures and the landscape to target flying embers before they can reach combustible materials.
- A well designed system can deliver a water efficient system that utilises your resources to provide a barrier of water between the fire front and your property.
- Large water droplets are effected less by high winds that accompany a Bushfire. The Rainmaker Drencher Heads are specifically designed for this.
Which Type of Spray System
Your level of protection should be related to your Bushfire Attack Level Number, we have listed our minimum equipment recommendations in the About Spray Systems Folder.
We recommend having a multi layered spray system,
- Outer Zone which uses Soakers (Impacts) to wet a large area and increase the humidity of your property in a high fire danger period.
- Inner Zone which uses Drencher Heads or Nozzles to throw up a shield of water around your home as the fire front approaches.
- Flame Zone which uses window and wall drenchers to throw water directly onto your homes surfaces when the front arrives.
All our spray heads have been designed with this strategy in mind.
your bushfire Attack Level
An External Water Spray (EWS) or Wind-Enabled Ember Dousing System (WEEDS) are bushfire protection systems that utilize specially designed bushfire sprinklers or high-pressure water spray nozzles to create a protective water barrier around a structure. This system effectively douses embers and wets surfaces, preventing ignition during high-wind wildfire events.
Wind Resistance: The nozzles are directed outward and are engineered to operate under windy conditions, utilizing the wind to help disperse the water onto the surfaces of the house.
Water Coverage: The spray coverage is intended to wet down the roof and other critical surfaces of the house, forming a shield against wind-driven embers and radiant heat.
Embers: This fire sprinkler system for houses is specifically designed to combat ember ignition, with testing demonstrating that it produces a sufficient density of water to douse firebrands that can travel long distances in the wind. With house sprinkler systems like these, homeowners can enhance their protection against bushfire threats.
Suggested Products
Portable Systems
Easy to Use
Easy to Maintain
Easy to Maintain
Setting up a Rainmaker Portable Sprinkler is very similar to a garden sprinkler. Decide where you want it to go, connect it to a water source, then turn it on.
Easy to Maintain
Easy to Maintain
Easy to Maintain
The ability to take your sprinklers down from the gutter allows for easier maintenance if things go wrong, and packing them away at the end of the fire season prompts regular maintenance.
Cost effective
Easy to Maintain
Cost effective
Compared to a fixed system the Rainmakers are very cost effective. DIY install and the ability to add to the system in the future, makes for a robust, adaptable alternative to professional installation.
Fixed Systems
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Fixed systems are generally more complicated than a portable systems as they need to be designed to defend the structure from your BAL attack level.
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Our spray nozzles have no moving parts and have been designed to use specified flow rates. Allowing for your system to be engineered for maximum efficiency.
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Visit our Design Page for details on how we can help you defend your home.