Counterfeit Automatic Fire Sprinklers

The North Bay Fire Prevention Office is advising that the Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL) have uncovered chrome-plated automatic fire sprinklers that bear a counterfeit UL Mark for the United States and Canada.

Full details are contained in the following media release.

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Underwriters Laboratories Inc. is notifying consumers, distributors and property owners of chrome-plated automatic fire sprinklers that bear a counterfeit UL Mark for the United States and Canada. Although marked with the word “Globe,” these sprinklers are not manufactured by Globe Fire Sprinkler Corporation, and have not been evaluated for safety by UL.


Model of Product: GL 5651

Units: Unknown quantity

Manufacturer: Unknown

Marking on Frame: GLOBE

Marking on the Deflector: SSP, cULus in a circle, GL 5651, 2005, 155°F/68°C

Date of Manufacture: 2005 to present

Identification: Pendent-type automatic fire sprinkler

UL Listed sprinklers manufactured by Globe Fire Sprinkler Corporation contain a hex-head screw and a Job G5 glass bulb.

Sprinklers with the counterfeit UL Mark are manufactured with a slot-head screw and a Job F5 glass bulb.

What you should do: UL recommends that the sprinklers be replaced by qualified service personel and returned to the place of purchase.

For more information, contact Joe Hirschmugl in Northbrook, Ill., by phone at +1-847-664-1508; or by e-mail at [email protected].

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