Re: Chewable topic.....Omegas

2009-09-21 Thread Roland Huggins
in the report. Bobby McCullough Atlanta Sprinkler Inspection From: sprinklerforum-boun...@firesprinkler.org on behalf of John Drucker Sent: Fri 9/18/2009 1:18 PM To: sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org Subject: RE: Chewable topic.Omegas Barry, Pete, I'm

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2009-09-20 Thread George Church
To: sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org Subject: RE: Chewable topic.Omegas Regarding the code or standard on which you base the inspection, I'm speaking from my understanding of Georgia regulations and the inspection being done from the applicable portions of NFPA 25, 2002. The Inspector (NICET

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2009-09-19 Thread Bobby McCullough
To: sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org Subject: RE: Chewable topic.Omegas I haven't been following this thread closely. I am not sure if this has been mentioned or not. IFC 2006 reads as follows. 901.9 Recall of fire protection components. Any fire protection system component regulated

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2009-09-19 Thread Ron Greenman
: sprinklerforum-boun...@firesprinkler.org on behalf of John Drucker Sent: Fri 9/18/2009 1:18 PM To: sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org Subject: RE: Chewable topic.Omegas Barry, Pete, I'm in the process of looking up the exact statutes however it goes without saying that a certified

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2009-09-19 Thread Paul Johnson
message from Paul Johnson Bardane, Inc. 407-399-5081 - Wireless -Original Message- From: Ron Greenman rongreen...@gmail.com Date: Sat, 19 Sep 2009 15:06:27 To: sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org Subject: Re: Chewable topic.Omegas An issue like this came up yesterday. say a fully

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2009-09-18 Thread Bobby McCullough
...@firesprinkler.org] On Behalf Of Forest Wilson Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 5:22 PM To: sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org Subject: RE: Chewable topic.Omegas Some states, such as Illinois and Florida require copies of Inspection Reports to be sent to the AHJ. If the owner gets upset because the Fire

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2009-09-18 Thread jack . kilavuz
: Chewable topic.Omegas While we're sharing jurisdiction info, As adopted by the NJ Uniform Fire Code, N.J.A.C. 5:70-3, 901.9 901.6.2 901.9 Recall of fire protection components. Any fire protection system component regulated by this code that is the subject of a voluntary or mandatory

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2009-09-18 Thread Larrimer, Peter A (CEOSH)
: Friday, September 18, 2009 10:32 AM To: sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org Subject: FW: Chewable topic.Omegas While we're sharing jurisdiction info, As adopted by the NJ Uniform Fire Code, N.J.A.C. 5:70-3, 901.9 901.6.2 901.9 Recall of fire protection components. Any fire protection system

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2009-09-18 Thread George Church
-Original Message- From: sprinklerforum-boun...@firesprinkler.org [mailto:sprinklerforum-boun...@firesprinkler.org] On Behalf Of Larrimer, Peter A (CEOSH) Sent: Friday, September 18, 2009 10:41 AM To: sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org Subject: RE: Chewable topic.Omegas That's great John, the way

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2009-09-18 Thread Chris Cahill
@firesprinkler.org Subject: RE: Chewable topic.Omegas The liabilities we ITM contractors can inadvertently inherit are HUGE and especially so when you look at the minimal amount of revenue we get for taking on this risk. The #25 committee has done a good job of understanding and limiting it for us

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2009-09-18 Thread Forest Wilson
Sent: Fri, 18 Sep 2009 11:55:48 -0400 Subject: RE: Chewable topic.Omegas The liabilities we ITM contractors can inadvertently inherit are HUGE and especially so when you look at the minimal amount of revenue we get for taking on this risk. The #25 committee has done a good job of understanding

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2009-09-18 Thread Maag, Barry
@firesprinkler.org Subject: RE: Chewable topic.Omegas The Inspection Forms from the NFSA have a section for noting recalled components. I note them and send a certified letter, copying the Fire Marshal. There is a moral obligation to report recalled heads and what point is there in doing a main drain test

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2009-09-18 Thread John Drucker
To: sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org Subject: RE: Chewable topic.Omegas I haven't been following this thread closely. I am not sure if this has been mentioned or not. IFC 2006 reads as follows. 901.9 Recall of fire protection components. Any fire protection system component regulated by this code

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2009-09-18 Thread George Church
To: sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org Subject: RE: Chewable topic.Omegas The Inspection Forms from the NFSA have a section for noting recalled components. I note them and send a certified letter, copying the Fire Marshal. There is a moral obligation to report recalled heads and what point

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2009-09-18 Thread Thom McMahon
G: I would be the contractor you replaced for the stores your doing. I may not have done it in the same way he did, I'd notify the owner, and make him aware of his responsibility to notify the AHJ and I'd do it in writing. Then after a week or ten days I'd copy the AHJ. This gave the owner time

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2009-09-18 Thread Forest Wilson
Protection Co. at 888-347-3079 toll free. -Original Message- From: George Church for...@ptd.net To: sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org Sent: Fri, Sep 18, 2009 1:28 pm Subject: RE: Chewable topic.Omegas Apples and oranges. I mentioned the Star dry pendent recall to a (cheap) nursing home

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2009-09-18 Thread George Church
Thom, that's EXACTLY how I'd do it. glc -Original Message- From: sprinklerforum-boun...@firesprinkler.org [mailto:sprinklerforum-boun...@firesprinkler.org] On Behalf Of Thom McMahon Sent: Friday, September 18, 2009 1:29 PM To: sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org Subject: RE: Chewable topic

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2009-09-18 Thread George Church
- From: sprinklerforum-boun...@firesprinkler.org [mailto:sprinklerforum-boun...@firesprinkler.org] On Behalf Of Forest Wilson Sent: Friday, September 18, 2009 1:46 PM To: sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org Subject: Re: Chewable topic.Omegas If you go to the CPSC website, and search star dry

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2009-09-17 Thread Todd Williams
I walked into a school to do a small consulting job regarding obstructions and discovered that they still had Omega sprinklers installed. (My immediate sarcastic reaction was that since there is a good chance the Omegas may not work, do the drain pipes really cause an obstruction?) How many of

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2009-09-17 Thread Chris Cahill
To: sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org Subject: Chewable topic.Omegas I walked into a school to do a small consulting job regarding obstructions and discovered that they still had Omega sprinklers installed. (My immediate sarcastic reaction was that since there is a good chance the Omegas may

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2009-09-17 Thread Ron Greenman
Message- From: sprinklerforum-boun...@firesprinkler.org [mailto:sprinklerforum-boun...@firesprinkler.org] On Behalf Of Todd Williams Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 8:08 AM To: sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org Subject: Chewable topic.Omegas I walked into a school to do a small

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2009-09-17 Thread Ben Young
: Chewable topic.Omegas I walked into a school to do a small consulting job regarding obstructions and discovered that they still had Omega sprinklers installed. (My immediate sarcastic reaction was that since there is a good chance the Omegas may not work, do the drain pipes really cause

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2009-09-17 Thread Seidl Jamie D .
Oh, I've had the pleasure! (12 years of it)... Can't believe they did either! Jamie Seidl If you ever have the pleasure of working in Raleigh, you will know why that is. -Ben ___ Sprinklerforum mailing list Sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org

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2009-09-17 Thread Autry, David
...@firesprinkler.org] On Behalf Of Ben Young Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 10:00 AM To: sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org Subject: Re: Chewable topic.Omegas When I worked in Raleigh, we pulled some out of the basement of a church downtown. This was during a renovation of the basement space to turn

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2009-09-17 Thread Forest Wilson
: Chewable topic.Omegas For a small company we find them often enough. Maybe a new site every couple weeks. Then there are a bunch of regulars that elected not to replace. Chris Cahill, P.E. Fire Protection Engineer Sentry Fire Protection, Inc. 763-658-4483 763-658-4921 fax Email: chr

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2009-09-17 Thread David de Vries
david.au...@nebraska.gov Subject: RE: Chewable topic.Omegas To: sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org Date: Thursday, September 17, 2009, 10:11 AM If I remember correctly, the Omegas wouldn't open at 7 psi. The one I set off from my collection seems to stick

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2009-09-17 Thread Ben Young
: Chewable topic.Omegas To: sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org Date: Thursday, September 17, 2009, 10:11 AM If I remember correctly, the Omegas wouldn't open at 7 psi. The one I set off from my collection seems to stick on the o-ring, but otherwise worked fine

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2009-09-17 Thread Forest Wilson
:12 -0700 (PDT) Subject: RE: Chewable topic.Omegas Yes, there are still plenty of Omegas and the other Central o-ring sprinklers out there.   Tested new, they are supposed to open at 5 psi; used ones like the 50 year old samples sent to UL are supposed to operate at 7 psi.  Among the o-ring

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2009-09-17 Thread Chris Cahill
@firesprinkler.org Subject: RE: Chewable topic.Omegas Yes, there are still plenty of Omegas and the other Central o-ring sprinklers out there.   Tested new, they are supposed to open at 5 psi; used ones like the 50 year old samples sent to UL are supposed to operate at 7 psi.  Among the o-ring

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2009-09-17 Thread Byron Blake
...@freedomfirepro.com** -Original Message- From: sprinklerforum-boun...@firesprinkler.org [mailto:sprinklerforum-boun...@firesprinkler.org] On Behalf Of David de Vries Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 2:29 PM To: sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org Subject: RE: Chewable topic.Omegas

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2009-09-17 Thread Thom McMahon
Once more we are put in the position of Sprinkler Police for the fire marshal and fire inspectors by the IFC. If we report Omega installations to the fire marshal, how happy is the owner with us? If we simply tell the owner he is supposed to tell the fire marshal, and he doesn't what liability

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2009-09-17 Thread Forest Wilson
by reply email or by calling Cherokee Fire Protection Co. at 888-347-3079 toll free. -Original Message- From: Thom McMahon tmcma...@firetechinc.com To: sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org Sent: Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:48:53 -0600 Subject: RE: Chewable topic.Omegas Once more we are put

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2009-09-17 Thread George Church
[mailto:sprinklerforum-boun...@firesprinkler.org] On Behalf Of Forest Wilson Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 5:22 PM To: sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org Subject: RE: Chewable topic.Omegas Some states, such as Illinois and Florida require copies of Inspection Reports to be sent to the AHJ. If the owner

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2009-09-17 Thread Tom Duross
We did 14 DMR funded group residences that we've been testing for 6 years now 2 summers ago. Come to find out, some slickster notified them of the recall, got them to fund the cost of replacing them to him up front being assured tyco would reimburse them and ran with the money. Really nice. We

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2009-09-17 Thread douglas hicks
was done on a timely basis. Douglas Hicks General Fire Equipment co of Eastern Oregon, Inc - Original Message - From: David de Vries ddevr...@firetecheng.net To: sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 1:29 PM Subject: RE: Chewable topic.Omegas Yes

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2009-09-17 Thread jack . kilavuz
To sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org cc Subject Re: Chewable topic.Omegas And I still have one hospital that has had at least 2 remodels since I informed them of the ME-1 recall 5 years ago. But we are gaining, last year we replaced all of the ME 1 in a day care and the year before, we replace

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2009-09-17 Thread Jay Jay Blocker
plate for later down the road. J From: jack.kila...@sg.rsagroup.com jack.kila...@sg.rsagroup.com To: sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 6:50:19 PM Subject: Re: Chewable topic.Omegas Sometimes you can not insist as you know you