Not just any heat source will trigger a sprinkler system to activate.
													
																	Sprinkler system working principle. 
									
	
		
	
																	Principle of operation under normal conditions water discharged from an automatic sprinkler is restrained by a cap or valve. 
																	When the air is hot enough and reaches a sprinkler head it triggers a chain reaction. 
																	Sprinkler heads operate individually. 
																	The sprinkler heads must detect a high enough temperature usually between 135 and 165 degrees fahrenheit 57 to 74 celsius. 
															
													
									
	
		
	
																	Note the red liquid alcohol in the glass bulb. 
																	When a blaze ignites the air directly above it heats rapidly. 
																	The installation is pressurised with the alarm valve secured in the open position. 
																	A fire sprinkler system is an active fire protection method consisting of a water supply system providing adequate pressure and flowrate to a water distribution piping system onto which fire sprinklers are connected. 
															
													
									
	
		
	
																	A sprinkler system is a network of pipes running through the ceiling of a building holding water under pressure. 
																	Each sprinkler is nothing but a faucet or tap as they call it in some countries a hole in the pipe through which water can escape into the building below. 
																	This hot air rises and spreads along the ceiling.