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    FDC and Exterior Alarm

    Agree with above.....the old school of thought was to guide arriving apparatus to the fdc via the ringing exterior bell or motor gong
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    NFPA 13D and pressure regulators/reducers

    Wafflefryer, Thanks for the detailed post......
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    Residential Sprinkler Installation

    Keep in mind that 13D's scope is one and two family dwellings, and anything beyond that would be 13R or 13. The AHJ may have their own ordinance like we do that only recognizes 13D and full 13 systems.
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    NFPA 13D and pressure regulators/reducers

    Thanks, TravisMack, that was my thought exactly......
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    NFPA 13D and pressure regulators/reducers

    Hello What’s your thoughts on PRV’s/regulators on 13D systems? I know 6.5.3 talks about water softener’s, etc., but what about PRV’s? I would imagine, the friction loss should be taken into consideration anyways, but should the sprinkler piping be tied in upstream of the regulator anyways to be...

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