Re: Base of riser on placards

2016-08-23 Thread Douglas Hicks
I can tell you from experience, when antifreeze leaks onto a typed Hydraulic Placard, all of the information disappears, completely. From: Douglas Hicks Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2016 7:06 PM To: sprinklerforum@lists.firesprinkler.org Subject: Re: Base of riser on placards Legible does not

Re: Base of riser on placards

2016-07-12 Thread Charles Bamford
I've used BOR at transition from UG to aboveground pipe.(Easy to find on Hydraulics and thus find for Calc Plate) Calc Plate ,  use a Sharpie then go over with Engraver. @ 1 Main Drain test Static PSI was OK, then when opened main drainthe PSI dropped and we got a garden hose amount.The Cities ho

RE: Base of riser on placards

2016-07-11 Thread Forest Wilson
SL > > > > > > > > *From:* Sprinklerforum [mailto: > sprinklerforum-boun...@lists.firesprinkler.org] *On Behalf Of *Ben Young > *Sent:* Monday, July 11, 2016 5:30 AM > *To:* sprinklerforum@lists.firesprinkler.org > *Subject:* Re: Base of riser on placards > &g

Re: Base of riser on placards

2016-07-11 Thread Ben Young
n...@lists.firesprinkler.org] *On Behalf Of *Ben Young > *Sent:* Monday, July 11, 2016 5:30 AM > > *To:* sprinklerforum@lists.firesprinkler.org > *Subject:* Re: Base of riser on placards > > > > Steve, > > I have to respectfully disagree with you on this. My main conce

RE: Base of riser on placards

2016-07-11 Thread Steve Leyton
hadn’t … who knows? SL From: Sprinklerforum [mailto:sprinklerforum-boun...@lists.firesprinkler.org] On Behalf Of Ben Young Sent: Monday, July 11, 2016 5:30 AM To: sprinklerforum@lists.firesprinkler.org Subject: Re: Base of riser on placards Steve, I have to respectfully disagree with you on this

Re: Base of riser on placards

2016-07-11 Thread Ben Young
results to the BOR demand is a > substantive metric. > > > > SL > > > > *From:* Sprinklerforum [mailto: > sprinklerforum-boun...@lists.firesprinkler.org] *On Behalf Of *rongreenman > . > *Sent:* Friday, July 08, 2016 10:29 AM > *To:* sprinklerforum@lists.firesprinkler.or

RE: Base of riser on placards

2016-07-10 Thread Brad Casterline
sts.firesprinkler.org] *On Behalf Of *Brad > Casterline > *Sent:* Friday, July 08, 2016 4:08 PM > *To:* sprinklerforum@lists.firesprinkler.org > *Subject:* Re: Base of riser on placards > > > > Sorry, I just wanted to add one more thing-- > Personally, I would be skidd

RE: Base of riser on placards

2016-07-10 Thread Scott Futrell
@lists.firesprinkler.org Subject: Re: Base of riser on placards Sorry, I just wanted to add one more thing-- Personally, I would be skiddish drawing too many conclusions from calc placards. As-Builts and Main Drain Tests is what I would want. I would call BOR the Riser Gauge. That would also be the Test

Re: Base of riser on placards

2016-07-08 Thread Brad Casterline
a year when you do the main drain >>> test. Maybe you could add both BOR and Source demands, but I don’t agree >>> with posting Source data in lieu of BOR. >>> >>> >>> >>> SL >>> >>> >>> >>> *From:* Sprinklerforum [m

Re: Base of riser on placards

2016-07-08 Thread Brad Casterline
value at least once a year when you do the main drain >> test. Maybe you could add both BOR and Source demands, but I don’t agree >> with posting Source data in lieu of BOR. >> >> >> >> SL >> >> >> >> *From:* Sprinklerforum [mailto: >>

Re: Base of riser on placards

2016-07-08 Thread Timothy W Goins
urce data in lieu of BOR. >> >> >> >> SL >> >> >> >> From: Sprinklerforum [mailto:sprinklerforum-boun...@lists.firesprinkler.org] >> On Behalf Of Todd Williams >> Sent: Friday, July 08, 2016 10:15 AM >> To: sprinklerforum@lists.firesprinkl

RE: Base of riser on placards

2016-07-08 Thread Brad Casterline
nklerforum-boun...@lists.firesprinkler.org] On Behalf Of Todd Williams Sent: Friday, July 08, 2016 2:15 PM To: sprinklerforum@lists.firesprinkler.org Subject: RE: Base of riser on placards I've also seen placards that are total crap, but that's another issue... Todd G Williams, PE Fire Protection Design/C

RE: Base of riser on placards

2016-07-08 Thread Todd Williams
er.org Subject: Re: Base of riser on placards A main drain test is for comparison to previous main drain tests only. There should be one done when the system in put in service. Any deviation from that means a change in available water but not any hydraulic analysis Sent using CloudM

RE: Base of riser on placards

2016-07-08 Thread Scott Futrell
placard thread… Scott Office: (763) 425-1001 x 2 Cell: (612) 759-5556 From: Sprinklerforum [mailto:sprinklerforum-boun...@lists.firesprinkler.org] On Behalf Of Todd Williams Sent: Friday, July 08, 2016 1:55 PM To: sprinklerforum@lists.firesprinkler.org Subject: Re: Base of riser on placards A

Re: Base of riser on placards

2016-07-08 Thread Todd Williams
. Sent: Friday, July 08, 2016 1:29 PM To: sprinklerforum@lists.firesprinkler.org [sprinklerforum@lists.firesprinkler.org] Subject: Re: Base of riser on placards So I have the total demand at the BOR and the expected pressure loss from static with the entire design area flowing. How does a main dr

Re: Base of riser on placards

2016-07-08 Thread rongreenman .
tions.com > > > > [image: CSS Logo] > > > > *From:* Sprinklerforum [mailto: > sprinklerforum-boun...@lists.firesprinkler.org] *On Behalf Of *rongreenman > . > *Sent:* Friday, July 08, 2016 1:29 PM > *To:* sprinklerforum@lists.firesprinkler.org > *Subject:* Re: Base of

RE: Base of riser on placards

2016-07-08 Thread Ryan Labrie
From: Sprinklerforum [mailto:sprinklerforum-boun...@lists.firesprinkler.org] On Behalf Of rongreenman . Sent: Friday, July 08, 2016 1:29 PM To: sprinklerforum@lists.firesprinkler.org Subject: Re: Base of riser on placards So I have the total demand at the BOR and the expected pressure loss from stati

Re: Base of riser on placards

2016-07-08 Thread rongreenman .
n drain test results to the BOR demand is a > substantive metric. > > > > SL > > > > *From:* Sprinklerforum [mailto: > sprinklerforum-boun...@lists.firesprinkler.org] *On Behalf Of *rongreenman > . > *Sent:* Friday, July 08, 2016 10:29 AM > *To:* sprinklerforu

RE: Base of riser on placards

2016-07-08 Thread Steve Leyton
-boun...@lists.firesprinkler.org] On Behalf Of rongreenman . Sent: Friday, July 08, 2016 10:29 AM To: sprinklerforum@lists.firesprinkler.org Subject: Re: Base of riser on placards So I have the total demand at the BOR and the expected pressure loss from static with the entire design area flowing. How

Re: Base of riser on placards

2016-07-08 Thread rongreenman .
oun...@lists.firesprinkler.org] *On Behalf Of *Todd > Williams > *Sent:* Friday, July 08, 2016 10:15 AM > *To:* sprinklerforum@lists.firesprinkler.org > *Subject:* RE: Base of riser on placards > > > > I'll ask the unthinkable question, is the BoR demand on the placard &g

RE: Base of riser on placards

2016-07-08 Thread Steve Leyton
Williams Sent: Friday, July 08, 2016 10:15 AM To: sprinklerforum@lists.firesprinkler.org Subject: RE: Base of riser on placards I'll ask the unthinkable question, is the BoR demand on the placard worthwhile? Hydraulic calculations are done back to the effective point of the flow test. The underg

RE: Base of riser on placards

2016-07-08 Thread Todd Williams
I'll ask the unthinkable question, is the BoR demand on the placard worthwhile? Hydraulic calculations are done back to the effective point of the flow test. The underground losses, hose demand and sometimes backflow preventer losses are taken before the BoR. Consequently you cannot compare the

RE: Base of riser on placards

2016-07-08 Thread Ed Kramer
I’ve asked this question in the past and the answers have been all over the board. I tend to think the BOR location needs to be consistent from project to project, whether it’s a single system riser or multiple system risers. In our part of the universe, most (but not all) backflow preven

Re: Base of riser on placards

2016-07-07 Thread Daniel Wilder
:craig.pr...@ch2m.com> Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2016 1:20 PM To: sprinklerforum@lists.firesprinkler.org<mailto:sprinklerforum@lists.firesprinkler.org> Subject: RE: Base of riser on placards I don’t care what you call BOR. I’d be happy just to see a LEGIBLE and COMPLETE Placard on each ri

Re: Base of riser on placards

2016-07-07 Thread MPhelps
@lists.firesprinkler.org] On Behalf Of Steve Leyton Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2016 4:10 PM To: sprinklerforum@lists.firesprinkler.org<mailto:sprinklerforum@lists.firesprinkler.org> Subject: RE: Base of riser on placards Since it's intended to ID the demand residual pressure of a particu

Re: Base of riser on placards

2016-07-07 Thread Douglas Hicks
Legible does not mean typed on a piece of paper, or scratched on a tinfoil label. From: craig.pr...@ch2m.com Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2016 1:20 PM To: sprinklerforum@lists.firesprinkler.org Subject: RE: Base of riser on placards I don’t care what you call BOR. I’d be happy just to see a

Re: Base of riser on placards

2016-07-07 Thread Ben Young
gt; craig.pr...@ch2m.com > > > > *From:* Sprinklerforum [mailto: > sprinklerforum-boun...@lists.firesprinkler.org] *On Behalf Of *Steve > Leyton > *Sent:* Thursday, July 07, 2016 4:10 PM > *To:* sprinklerforum@lists.firesprinkler.org > *Subject:* RE: Base of riser on placards > > > >

RE: Base of riser on placards

2016-07-07 Thread Craig.Prahl
, July 07, 2016 4:10 PM To: sprinklerforum@lists.firesprinkler.org Subject: RE: Base of riser on placards Since it’s intended to ID the demand residual pressure of a particular design area, it would make sense to locate it at a gauge that can be easily read to corroborate the available and demand

RE: Base of riser on placards

2016-07-07 Thread Steve Leyton
Since it’s intended to ID the demand residual pressure of a particular design area, it would make sense to locate it at a gauge that can be easily read to corroborate the available and demand pressures, no? We usually pick a point about 3 feet off the floor, because it’s nearly always within 1