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    Dry pipe valve in horizontal oreintation

    Existing 6in. DPV.........we need minimum 6 in. diameter. It does not look good at this juncture!
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    Dry pipe valve in horizontal oreintation

    Are there ANY dry pipe system valves designed/approved to be installed in the horizontal position. We have a very unique challenge........horizontal dry pipe valve would be the best option; however, I cannot find any approved for horizontal oreintation!! Thanks
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    Sprinkler Temp Selection for Boiler Rm

    You typically need to have 20 or more sprinklers which warrant testing to justify testing rather than replacing. I assume you have 8-20 sprinklers in the boiler/machine room.......might be more cost effective to simply replace all of the sprinklers (unless the two rooms have >20 sprinklers)...
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    Missing suspended ceiling tiles

    It is really not a ceiling pocket because there are no vertical barriers to define the pocket. Also, NFPA 13 states the following regarding ceiling pockets: The total size of all unprotected ceiling pockets in the same compartment within 10 ft (3 m) of each other does not exceed 1000 ft3 (28.3...
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    Missing suspended ceiling tiles

    Thanks cdafd!! The combination of NFPA 1 section 13.3.3.3 and NFPA 13 Section 8.15.4 along with the fastfacts article you provided should be enough for any reasonable person to realize they have a potential problem.
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    Missing suspended ceiling tiles

    Maybe the attached picture will help........the walls in this room do not reach the steel deck above the suspended ceiling tiles (creates a huge space above the tiles in all directions). The sprinklers at the steel deck are not throughout; only installed directly above where the tiles have been...
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    Missing suspended ceiling tiles

    Class II steel deck above. They changed from pendent to upright sprinklers at the roof deck for areas where the suspended ceiling tiles were removed. I would accept this arrangement IF we had vertical walls in the opening (it would be a large ceiling pocket!). NFPA 1 section 13.3.3.3 and NFPA...
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    Missing suspended ceiling tiles

    I have a customer who has removed some of the suspended ceiling tiles (20ftx20ft area) in the middle of a large room. Elementary school occupancy. Steel deck above is 10 ft higher than the mineral tile ceiling. Pendent sprinklers remain where tiles remain. Upright sprinklers installed directly...
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    Pump test

    The arrangement would be better with a gate valve directly upstream of the flow meter; therefore, you could eliminate the possibility of turbulent water flow in the vicinity of the flow meter. I am old school and I almost always use a test header if installed.........butterfly valves work just...
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    Pump test

    I doubt the butterfly valve is the problem (as long as the control valve directly upstream of the fire pump is a gate valve; not a butterfly) The acceptance test should be completed using a test header (NOT using a flow meter). The test header results whoulc be used to confirm the flow meter is...
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    FDC and Exterior Alarm

    Good point NJ1........details are important & I missed the mark on this one! I am not aware of any requirement for alarm devices in the vicinity of the system FDC.
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    FDC and Exterior Alarm

    International Fire Code (2006) states the following: 903.4.2 Alarms. Approved audible devices shall be connected to every automatic sprinkler system. Such sprinkler water-flow alarm devices shall be activated by water flow equivalent to the flow of a single sprinkler of the smallest orifice...
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    Water meter on dedicated fire service mains

    Commercial/Industrial facilities. I have a customer who is being charged a SIGNIFICANT amount for the water usage after the intial system fill and fire pump flow testing (intial acceptance testing activities).
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    Water meter on dedicated fire service mains

    Part 1: Does anyone have any firm documentation which indicates whether or not public water departments can or cannot charge for water usage in dedicated fire service mains? Part 2: What percentage of dedicated fire service mains in your area of the country would you say already have public...
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    ESFR - Anyone ever seen a Foam Water ESFR system?

    I re-read my post after reading LCREP post. Maybe I should clarify my comments.......I meant this comnbination would probably be VERY effective against fire incidents in general. ESFR systems and significant volumes of "flammable" liquids are generally a VERY bad combination...........too many...
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