Products: Fire Protection
Bushfire Sprinkler Systems & Related Accessories
- Purpose Designed Cribb Bushfire Fighting Nozzle Sprays
- Cribb Fascia Mounted Bushfire Nozzle
Systems
Designed and installed on existing and established homes - Cribb Inbuilt
Bushfire Nozzle Systems
Designed to be installed to new homes during construction
The two other main types of systems we provide are:
- The Roof Mounted Bushfire System
Designed to attack the fire from the house - The Ground Based Bushfire System
Designed to fight the fire before it reaches the house
Other Bushfire Fighting Products
- Tanks
- Hose Reels
- Fire Pumps
- Fire Pump Covers
- Hoses and fittings
- Portable Sack Truck units
- Portable Slip On vehicle fire units to suit the Man on the Land
- Annual Bushfire System Servicing available on request
- Accessories
Cribb Fascia Mounted Nozzle & the Cribb Inbuilt
Nozzle
Bushfire Protection Systems are the best on the market
A. Purpose Designed Cribb Bushfire Fighting Nozzle Sprays | top
- Development of the Cribb Bushfire Fighting Nozzle Sprays was possibly the first in the world
- Purpose designed and developed in South Australia by Cribb Engineering Pty. Ltd. during 1983. with the aim being to assist with the protection of homes against Bushfires
- Manufactured from brass with no moving parts
(This eliminates any mechanical failure) - Inexpensive to manufacture
- Non-corrosive
- Constant and exact flow of suppressant
- Prevent burning by constantly wetting all external areas with our specially engineered outlets.
- Professional nozzle installation means the water is jetted directly over and onto the windows, doors, eaves, roof and gutters with a 100% overlap.
- High winds assist the Cribb Bushfire Fighting Nozzle Spray's performance.
- Insect resistant due to special outlets that insects find difficult to enter.
- Easily remove when necessary
B. Cribb Fascia Mounted Bushfire Nozzle Systems | top
The installation of the Fascia Mounted System can be by the use of two separate methods of distributing water or a combination of both.
We refer to first method, which is the most effective, as the Cribb Fascia Mounted Bushfire Nozzle System. This protects the building by wetting the walls, windows, doors, under eaves, and roof areas by jetting high pressured suppressant from the specially developed Cribb Bushfire Fighting Nozzle Sprays. This type of system is very effective during a bushfire as the high winds created assist the nozzles. On an established home, we mount the pipe work on the exterior of the building, along the fascias and just under the gutters. This method is very neat and unobtrusive. We install the system internally, as explained later, on homes under construction.
Whilst installing the pipe work in the same manner as the above, the second method is to use brass Butterfly sprinklers or to combine them with the Cribb Bushfire Fighting Nozzle Sprays to assist the Butterfly sprinklers and improve the system's performance.
C. Cribb Inbuilt Bushfire Nozzle Systems | top
Using the Cribb Bushfire Fighting Nozzle Sprays our company
has developed a method of installing this type of fire system with
the entire pipe work installed within the wall and roof spaces of the
building.
We refer to this system as the Cribb Inbuilt Bushfire Nozzle System and have successfully installed many in this manner. The system wets the building in the same manner as the Fascia Mounted System
Once the installation is complete, the system will be unseen except for the Cribb Bushfire Fighting Nozzle Sprays
D. The Roof Mounted System | top
When we install this type of system we place the purposed designed
pipe work on specially manufactured and insulated standoff brackets,
fitted to the roof above and parallel to the gutters. It is designed
to create a barrier of water between the fire front and the home by
spreading the water over the home and immediate garden.
This method of protection generally uses metal garden sprinklers; however, Cribb Bushfire Fighting Nozzle Sprays can also be incorporated, thus making the system even more efficient.
The two different types of metal sprinklers that can be used are the butterfly, which is a heart shaped unit that spins, or impact sprinklers similar to those used on ovals.
E. The Ground Based System | top
The method of installation consists of installing an under ground
water supply to metal sprinklers on metal risers. Their positioning
is such to create a constant band of water around the home as well
as wet the walls and windows where possible. We often install extra
taps to accommodate extra hoses.
When requested this system can be modified and used for irrigating, therefore giving you greater flexibility and further value for your dollar.
F. Tank supply and tank installation | top
Bushfire water supply tanks must be manufactured from a material that will not burn nor melt and collapse when effected by the immense radiant heat created during a bushfire. If in doubt ask your supplier for a written guarantee on this
- We supply and install all types of the proven Denya metal water tanks (Available in galvanised or colourbond finish and most sizes)
- We supply Aquaplate tanks (ideal for harsh water conditions)
- Tanks installed in that hard to get to place
- Site preparation if required
- Concrete tanks if requested
G. Fire hose reels | top
- Complete unit with reel and 36 meters of 19mm hose and adjustable nozzle
- Compact and sturdy construction
- Unique mounting brackets
- Controlled nozzle with Jet/Fan spray to positive shut-off
- Manufactured to Australian Standards AS1221
- Hose reel stands
- Hose reel covers
H. Pumps | top
- Suppliers of all major brands.
- Electric start fire pumps available
- Solar panels to suit electric start pumps
- Batteries to suit electric start pumps
- Service facilities for all types of fire fighting pumps
- Galvanised purpose designed mounts available
- Manifolds purposely designed and manufactured
I. Pump covers | top
- Weather proof and vented
- Designed to allow the fire pump to operate while covered
- Manufactured with galvanised steel frame and clad with colourbond sheeting
- Light weight construction with lifting handles
- Protective cover sprinklers
- Multi pump covers available
J. Hoses and Fittings | top
- Loose hoses
- Layflat
- Brass fittings
- Stainless steel clamps
- Large range of nozzles
K. Portable Sack Truck Units | top
- Purpose designed to be easily stored away during winter
- Can be used to draw water from swimming pools or tanks
- Compact with low centre of gravity, light weight and easily manoeuvred
- Sturdy powder coated purpose built metal frames
- 36 Meter fire hose and reel
- Honda powered 5 ½ Horse Power recoil start single impeller fire fighter
- Rubber base stabilisers
- All brass fittings
- All hoses UV resistant and flexible
- Heavy duty ball bearing metal wheels
- Able to pass through personal gates
- Flexible suction available on request
L. Portable Fire units to suit the man on the land | top
- Large range of fire units available both large and small
- Designs to suit tray tops, trucks and utes
- Developed over years of experience and liaising with those who use them
- All heavy duty metal construction with proven Denya tanks
- Heavy duty fire hose reel with double mounts and 36 meters of 19mm hose
- Adjustable nozzle
- Suction features a valve to help prevent prime loss
- Tank is insulated from frame
- Lifting points
- Fire fighting foam accessories available
- Can be made to your order
- 3 year guarantee on all engineering
- Other components backed by suppliers guarantee
Download Slip On Fire Fighting Unit PDF infosheet
Download Trailer/Tray Top Mouned Fire Fighting Unit PDF infosheet
M. Annual, onsite servicing of bushfire fire systems | top
Cribb Engineering has a unique tagging system that records the pump and system's history
Cribb Engineering Servicing is a complete and comprehensive service that includes:
- Draining the fuel tank, filters and carburettor, check for any internal or fuel contamination and replenish with fresh fuel.
- Drain all oil and replace with new
We check the:
- air filter
- exhaust for blockages
- Spark plug and replace if required
- Recoil (starting mechanism)
- Fittings for corrosion
- All hoses and sprinklers
- Engine mountings
- All linkages and lubricate
- General condition of pump
- Test run pump and system
- Clean any blocked sprinklers
- Report on defects that may cause failure.
N. Accessories | top
- Brass fittings and connectors
- Flexible fire pump connecting hoses
- Ground based kits
- Ground based sprinkler risers
- Hoses
- Hose reels and spare parts
- Hose reel covers
- Solar panels to suit electric start pumps
- Portable sack truck units
- Portable fire units
- Fire Extinguishers and servicing
- Knapsacks
The Butterfly Sprinkler | top
- Constructed from brass
- One moving component
- Spins very rapidly, throwing the water in a 360 degree ball of water
- If installed correctly can use the wind to
their advantage and
will normally out perform
and be more effective than impact sprinklers. - Able to spread the water at more even volume
- Installed correctly and at the correct spacing, creates a constant barrier of water. If affected by the wind, this barrier of water moves as a unit, however, it is constantly being supplied with water so that as soon as there is any relief in the wind, this system immediately reverts to its original performance which is covering all areas at one time.
- Less expensive
- Low Maintenance
The Impact Sprinkler | top
- Constructed from brass
- Several moving components and springs
- High maintenance
- Poor performance
- Cannot spread water over 360 degrees simultaneously. Therefore, when operating in one direction another area will not be receiving water. When this occurs and under extreme hot conditions, areas such as windows can become vulnerable to radiant heat and hot enough that they are ready to crack. The next time the jet of cold water comes around and hits the hot glass the window may break causing the very fear we all have – broken windows during a bushfire.
- Attempts fail to create a more consistent coverage by installing two or more together.
- Impact Sprinklers rely on gravity to bring the flow or spray of water back down to the house or ground when aimed above the roofline or high above the ground to gain distance. This is where wind effected problems occur.
- Impact sprinklers are greatly affected by wind because as water leaves the main jet it leaves as a single mass, this mass is necessary to enable the water to travel long distances. However, once it is speeding through the atmosphere the mass begins to split up into droplets. These droplets, unfortunately, lack the unity of the original mass, hence the ability to push through the air. Should they be pushing into a head wind the distance the water will travel will be greatly reduced, to a point it will often travel backwards. This in turn reverses the required result and will render the sprinkler completely ineffective.