One study indicates that water use is around 100 gallons per day per 1000 sqft of roof area.
Sprinkler system on roof of house.
Prepare your home and property for bush fires in a bush fire many houses are destroyed through ember attack when burning twigs and leaves carried by the wind land on or around the house.
Areas where water is in short supply.
The microclimate is the area right around where the sprinklers are located.
These systems provide cooling by spraying the water evaporates and cools the surface.
It is also foreseeable that an owner can use the embers sprinkler system to wet the rooftop of houses on a hot day to cool down the house for general irrigation purposes or wet summer fun.
Ember s guard roof sprinkler systems are a temporary fire suppression system they are not designed to put out a fire but help prevent ignition.
Local fire agencies agree that the only time a sprinkler system on the roof may be advisable is if you have a combustible wood roof.
Firesafe marin recommends that you replace any wood shake roof with a fire sesistant type a roof assembly but until that happens your house is the rare case a sprinkler might be helpful.
The roof saver sprinkler kit is an exterior fire prevention system designed to wet roofs gutters decks surrounding trees and shrubs making these fuels less susceptible to ignition.
Some of the water evaporates which increases the relative humidity while reducing temperatures in the microclimate.