Gary,
I'm more used to "northern" building, where you need to have the pex under the insulation. Each sprinkler head is fed by up to 5 lines of pex, making a "web system", insuring correct flows, etc.
You need to have it not be effected by softener systems, etc.
Up here anyway, once you take the two hour class (a tradesman, like a plumber), you can then submit a house plan to the manufacturer and they design the system for you, walk you through the install, etc. Then they certify the job and you to be a certified installer.
If the National code sticks for new housing, I see it as a good niche business for those with a plumbing /building backround. If the new house has pex for the house water, it could be included in the total bid.
If one does not mind working in a tight Florida attic with scissors trusses, etc, it could be installed in an existing structure. I'll have to find out about the possibility of having it come off the main meter.....we do not have lawn systems up here, so that will be a unique question give the guys.
My apologies if this is off topic to the original poster's question about the house fire.
Frank
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