Alert Summary

FM Approvals has been made aware of the discovery of two counterfeit automatic sprinklers manufactured to resemble the products described below:

Company

Reliable Automatic Sprinkler Co.
1470 Smith Grove Rd
Liberty, South Carolina 29657-0313
USA

Contact information

Mr. Paul Sasser, psasser@reliablesprinkler.com

Product Identity

R1715
Description: Standard spray pendent, standard response, bulb type, K5.6 automatic sprinkler
Make/Model: F1
Nameplate data: [no nameplate]
FM Approval status: Previously FM Approved, delisted in 2010

Product Identity: R1725
Description: Standard spray upright, standard response, bulb type, K5.6 automatic sprinkler
Make/Model: F1
Nameplate data: [no nameplate]
FM Approval status: Currently FM Approved

Hazard Involved

There is no evidence these counterfeit products have ever been tested to the rigorous requirements of any testing and certification organization, including FM Approvals, and we advise that use of these products present a serious safety concern for the user. These concerns may include (but are not limited to) the following: failure of the thermal element, orifice leakage, early operation, late operation, bulb strutting (incomplete fracture), deflector blow off, inadequate or excessive discharge rate, corrosive attack, failure to operate, failure to produce an adequate discharge pattern, etc.