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Red Húmeda

English translation: wet network

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Spanish term or phrase:red húmeda
English translation:wet network

03:16 Jun 29, 2001
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering
Spanish term or phrase: Red Húmeda
This is in a document dealing with services and features in a building including the fire prevention and fighting systems. What is the proper term for "Red Húmeda" - the sprinkler system I suppose, but also the system for the fire hoses, etc.
Giles Bickford
United Kingdom
Local time: 23:09
wet network
Explanation:
this network consists of wet installations like fire fighting units, hoses for firefighting like water pipes etc.
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Telesforo Fernandez (X)
Local time: 03:39
Grading comment
Can you confirm that the expression "wet network" is used?
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
na +2fire fighting system
SofiaH
na +1wet network
Telesforo Fernandez (X)
nafire fighting network
Josep Viñas-Barón (X)
na -1fire sprinkler system
Nigel Patterson
na -2Instalación contra incendio
charlesink


  

Answers


10 mins peer agreement (net): -2
Instalación contra incendio


Explanation:
Instalación contra incendio


    Malgorn Technical Dictionary and my own experience as engineer.
charlesink
Local time: 19:09
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 91

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  alangton: I need the translation into English of "red húmeda"
2700 days
disagree  Pablo Cabrera: this is not what is being asked
3790 days
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1 hr peer agreement (net): +1
wet network


Explanation:
this network consists of wet installations like fire fighting units, hoses for firefighting like water pipes etc.

Telesforo Fernandez (X)
Local time: 03:39
PRO pts in pair: 262
Grading comment
Can you confirm that the expression "wet network" is used?

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  alangton: This is the literal translation for the term but I don't know if it's commonly used...
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agree  Pablo Cabrera
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4 hrs peer agreement (net): -1
fire sprinkler system


Explanation:
Have a look at the example below:
www.getzfire.com/Engineered/FireSprinklerSystemInspection.h...


    Reference: http://www.getzfire.com/Engineered/FireSprinklerSystemInspec...
Nigel Patterson
United States
Local time: 17:09
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 27

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  alangton: I don't think "red húmeda means just sprinklers...
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5 hrs peer agreement (net): +2
fire fighting system


Explanation:
This is just common sense, if "sprinkler system" is too detailed because of the system including hoses as well... Why not put a more general term to it after all it is there to fight/stop the fire.

SofiaH
Local time: 23:09
Grading comment
I know what it is. I just want the right term! Seems not

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Heathcliff: common sense AND thoughtful translation. Brava!
5 hrs
neutral  alangton: don´t know...
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agree  Pablo Cabrera
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Comment: I know what it is. I just want the right term! Seems not

12 hrs
fire fighting network


Explanation:
Se trata del conjunto de instalaciones y servicios de prevención de incendios



Josep Viñas-Barón (X)
Australia
Local time: 08:09

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  alangton: Don't know but seems the most accurate answer yet...
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