RE: Shutoff at Service Entrance

2012-09-17 Thread Jarron Gass
Message- From: sprinklerforum-boun...@firesprinkler.org [mailto:sprinklerforum-boun...@firesprinkler.org] On Behalf Of David Williams Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2012 11:12 PM To: sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org Subject: Re: Shutoff at Service Entrance Actually looking at something like

RE: Shutoff at Service Entrance

2012-09-17 Thread George Church
...@firesprinkler.org [mailto:sprinklerforum-boun...@firesprinkler.org] On Behalf Of Ron Greenman Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2012 10:11 PM To: sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org Subject: Re: Shutoff at Service Entrance Hard to take a swing at my friend and mentor here but anecdotal without data to suggest

Re: Shutoff at Service Entrance

2012-09-17 Thread Ron Greenman
, September 13, 2012 10:11 PM To: sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org Subject: Re: Shutoff at Service Entrance Hard to take a swing at my friend and mentor here but anecdotal without data to suggest this is a common problem worth addressing. Would the WFS not been installed if the pipe ran outside

RE: Shutoff at Service Entrance

2012-09-13 Thread Dick Culver
Jarron, It is not a good practice to have a water service that far into a building. You may also want to check with the water purveyor and the insurance company because they may not allow this due to the liability. One solution I have used is to rise up with the service at the

Re: Shutoff at Service Entrance

2012-09-13 Thread Roland Huggins
You will not find anything saying the use fo underground pipe above ground is NOT ok. That's not how it works. Underground pipe by definition and allowed use per Table 10.1.1 can only be used underground (as dictated by the title of the applicable sections and listing when required).

Re: Shutoff at Service Entrance

2012-09-13 Thread ParsleyConsulting
To extend Roland's remarks, there is also language in the new edition of -13 (and -24) which limits the length that underground pipe can be run under the foundation without arching, trenching or isolation valves to no more than 10'-0 from the edge of the foundation. PARSLEY CONSULTING Ken

RE: Shutoff at Service Entrance

2012-09-13 Thread Jarron Gass
...@firesprinkler.org [mailto:sprinklerforum-boun...@firesprinkler.org] On Behalf Of ParsleyConsulting Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2012 10:29 AM To: sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org Subject: Re: Shutoff at Service Entrance To extend Roland's remarks, there is also language in the new edition

Re: Shutoff at Service Entrance

2012-09-13 Thread Ron Greenman
...@firesprinkler.org] On Behalf Of ParsleyConsulting Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2012 10:29 AM To: sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org Subject: Re: Shutoff at Service Entrance To extend Roland's remarks, there is also language in the new edition of -13 (and -24) which limits the length

RE: Shutoff at Service Entrance

2012-09-13 Thread Matt Grise
[mailto:sprinklerforum-boun...@firesprinkler.org] On Behalf Of Ron Greenman Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2012 4:27 PM To: sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org Subject: Re: Shutoff at Service Entrance Why care if all the sprinkler heads are beyond the point at which a notification means is installed

Re: Shutoff at Service Entrance

2012-09-13 Thread Ron Greenman
To: sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org Subject: Re: Shutoff at Service Entrance Why care if all the sprinkler heads are beyond the point at which a notification means is installed. If I'm reading you correctly, somewhere between the water source for this pipe and where it enters the building

Re: Shutoff at Service Entrance

2012-09-13 Thread jhoffman
Well for a real life situation where this exists, albeit in a very large building in Kansas City --- picture a 1000 feet by 2000 feet building. 10-inch fire mains running east-west and north-south through the building with takeoffs for manifolded sprinkler systems of from 2-3 risers each,

Re: Shutoff at Service Entrance

2012-09-13 Thread Jarron Gass
Verizon Wireless Droid -Original message- From: jhoff...@kcp.com To: sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org Sent: Thu, Sep 13, 2012 22:12:31 GMT+00:00 Subject: Re: Shutoff at Service Entrance Well for a real life situation where this exists, albeit in a very large building in Kansas City

Re: Shutoff at Service Entrance

2012-09-13 Thread Ron Greenman
message- From: jhoff...@kcp.com To: sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.**org sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org Sent: Thu, Sep 13, 2012 22:12:31 GMT+00:00 Subject: Re: Shutoff at Service Entrance Well for a real life situation where this exists, albeit in a very large building in Kansas City

RE: Shutoff at Service Entrance

2012-09-13 Thread Jamey Prentice
...@firesprinkler.org [mailto:sprinklerforum-boun...@firesprinkler.org] On Behalf Of Ron Greenman Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2012 8:57 PM To: sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org Subject: Re: Shutoff at Service Entrance Jarron, You're monitoring waterflow of sprinklers. As long as the waterflow detector

Re: Shutoff at Service Entrance

2012-09-13 Thread Ron Greenman
[mailto:sprinklerforum-boun...@firesprinkler.org] On Behalf Of Ron Greenman Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2012 8:57 PM To: sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org Subject: Re: Shutoff at Service Entrance Jarron, You're monitoring waterflow of sprinklers. As long as the waterflow detector

Re: Shutoff at Service Entrance

2012-09-13 Thread Ed Vining
Droid -Original message- From: jhoff...@kcp.com To: sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.**org sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org Sent: Thu, Sep 13, 2012 22:12:31 GMT+00:00 Subject: Re: Shutoff at Service Entrance Well for a real life situation where this exists, albeit in a very large

Re: Shutoff at Service Entrance

2012-09-13 Thread Ron Greenman
@firesprinkler.org Sent: Thu, Sep 13, 2012 22:12:31 GMT+00:00 Subject: Re: Shutoff at Service Entrance Well for a real life situation where this exists, albeit in a very large building in Kansas City --- picture a 1000 feet by 2000 feet building. 10-inch fire mains running east-west and north

Re: Shutoff at Service Entrance

2012-09-13 Thread David Williams
To: sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.**org sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org Sent: Thu, Sep 13, 2012 22:12:31 GMT+00:00 Subject: Re: Shutoff at Service Entrance Well for a real life situation where this exists, albeit in a very large building in Kansas City --- picture a 1000 feet by 2000 feet building