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Re:What Did Ancient Romans Do Without Toilet Paper? by macrael on Wednesday April 04, 2018 @07:41PM (#16760393)
I've heard (but not confirmed) that it is expense related. If you wholly enclose the toilet in a room, now that little room needs its own fire extinguisher nozzle (and maybe other regs?) but if it's mostly open, you only have to make the overall room safe.
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Re:What Did Ancient Romans Do Without Toilet Paper? by ajmurmann on Wednesday April 04, 2018 @09:22PM (#16760957)
Not ask European toilets are enclosed to the same degree either. Many walls don't go all the way to the ceiling for example. This should enable sharing a fire extinguisher nozzle. Almost all of them have properly closing doors though.
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Re:What Did Ancient Romans Do Without Toilet Paper? by lostapathy on Wednesday April 04, 2018 @09:39PM (#16761055)
I seriously doubt that - sprinkler heads are under $5/each.

https://www.supplyhouse.com/Fire-Sprinkler-Heads-Hangers-100...

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