MALVERN, PA (Aug. 25, 2020) — AGF Manufacturing, Inc. is donating RiserPACKs and other materials for sprinkler advocacy and education. Donations go through the Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition’s (HFSC) stipend program, which provides kits to build an NFPA 13D display for fire departments across the country. The displays are used to educate the community on the benefits and simplicity of NFPA 13D residential sprinkler systems and advocate for increased residential sprinkler installation.
The HFSC developed the kits with a grant from State Farm, including a material and tools list, instructions and riser designs. The initial concepts for the displays were from the Northern Illinois Fire Sprinkler Advisory Board (NIFSAB), who worked with dozens of fire departments to build the displays as an educational tool in areas that had home fire sprinkler ordinances. HFSC added the display as an option to their stipend program and interest spread nationally and in Canada.
AGF Manufacturing learned about the stipend program and display guides in 2018 and offered to donate their RiserPACK riser manifolds to stipend recipients. During the first year of their involvement, AGF donated over 40 RiserPACKs. AGF then assigned their intern, Ryan Overton, an engineering major, to review HFSC’s display guide and simplify the design and instructions based on fire department feedback.
The 13D Display Kit now includes the streamlined instructions and AGF’s RiserPACK with a pressure gauge, drain valve, and Potter flow switch. Viking, Watts, and Potter also donated Viking sprinklers and CPVC pipe, a Watts backflow preventer, and a Potter alarm. The kits are used to educate builders, local officials, and communities across the nation and advocate for NFPA 13D systems in more residences. To learn more about the program, visit https://homefiresprinkler.org/nfpa13d-display/.
About AGF Manufacturing, Inc.
For over 30 years, AGF Manufacturing has designed and produced innovative fire sprinkler products that provide an unprecedented combination of reliability, versatility and ease of use. AGF revolutionized the fire sprinkler industry with the Model 1000 TESTANDRAIN® single valve inspector’s test, which eliminated the time and space consuming traditional loop assembly. Since then, AGF has introduced several unique products that accommodate the varying demands of the fire protection industry and help manage fire safety systems more efficiently, resulting in more reliable systems that save resources.
At AGF, we are continually working in the field to improve existing products and deliver innovative, reliable, and code compatible fire protection products for commercial and residential fire sprinkler systems worldwide. Our product line includes: PURGENVENT™, COLLECTANDRAIN®, CORRINSITE™, TESTANDRAIN®, RemoteTEST®, Inspector'sTEST™, RiserPACK™ and TESTANSAVE™. For additional information about AGF and our innovative line of fire protection products, please visit www.agfmfg.com.
