Fire Protection

Dry Air for Corrosion Mitigation – it’s being used all around you! Dry air is a proven technology for corrosion mitigation in many industries, including fire sprinklers. You might be surprised to learn that your bag of beef jerky is utilizing the same principle that we apply to your sprinkler system with our dry air… Read more …

At General Air Products, we are often asked, “Should I Use Nitrogen or Dry Air in freezer rooms and cold storage sprinkler systems?” Our answer – as a manufacturer of nitrogen generators, dry air generators and air compressors – is dry air. Every time. There are three technologies available for filling dry pipe and pre-action… Read more …

Please continue reading below, or download the PDF version of this 3rd party white paper. L. A. Krebs, Ph.D. Anderson Materials Evaluation, Inc. 9051 Red Branch Road, Suite C Columbia, MD 21045 Summary Dry pipe fire suppression systems are, frequently, not entirely dry.  Water may become trapped in the system during hydrostatic testing, or after… Read more …

EXTON: Pa., January 14th, 2019 – You may have heard of the amazing work done around the country by Homes for Our Troops – a Massachusetts-based non-profit which builds and donates specially adapted custom homes for severely injured post-9/11 veterans. As of November 2018, the organization had built more than 250 homes across 42 states.… Read more …

We’ve received a few calls from the field about the air compressors on nitrogen generators running much longer and more frequently than they were prior to putting nitrogen on the system. These calls are often triggered by a low air alarm, or a concerned facility manager who’s been listening to their system run more than… Read more …

We put Dry Air to the test to find out just how much it can help deter corrosion in dry pipe and pre-action fire sprinkler systems. For decades, Dry Air has been used to fill dry pipe and pre-action fire sprinkler systems in special circumstances that necessitated the removal of moisture from standard compressed air… Read more …

The International Fire Suppression Alliance highlights the need for fire protection industry professionals to demand product certification by reputable testing laboratories. The importance of designing fire sprinkler systems using properly certified products cannot be overstated – it’s why General Air Products carries UL Listings and FM Approvals on products across our Fire Protection lineup, including… Read more …

Nitrogen Generators are an exceptional piece of technology for fire sprinkler systems… when installed in the right application. Corrosion science tells us that maintaining pipes with 98% nitrogen can increase the life of your pipes. In black iron pipes, nitrogen can increase the life up to 60 years. In galvanized pipes, nitrogen can increase the… Read more …

Recently, General Air Products had the opportunity to get involved in our community. Students at Owen J. Roberts High School came together to build a tiny house for a local organization as part of a school program to learn the basics of construction and design. There was one twist, though: The majority of the tiny… Read more …