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Subject: RE: New coil actuators - New standard
Can I take this moment to s
John Denhardt via Sprinklerforum
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Subject: Re: New coil actuators - New standard
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Below is the exact language from NFPA 13 -2019 edition:
8.3.1
Below is the exact language from NFPA 13 -2019 edition:
8.3.1.2.1 Actuator Supervision. Effective January 1, 2021,
removal of an electric actuator from the preaction or deluge
valve that it controls shall result in an audible and visual indication
of system impairment at the system releasing co
Bruce,
Typically the standards do not apply retroactively. This would typically be for
new installations where the latest edition of NFPA 13 was adopted.
If the electronic model cannot be used, there is a mechanical method, the
Potter RBVS.
I am not aware of other manufacturers coming out with
Potter Electric has done a nice job providing two options that should work with
all the most common solenoids. Reliable will be adding this option to our
electric release systems in the very near future!
Cary Webber CFPS Director, Technical Services
Reliable Automatic Sprinkler Co., Inc.
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