Roland, this is the first I have heard of this one. Thanks, Greg Living Water Fire Protection, LLC 1160 McKenzie Road Cantonment, FL 32533 850-937-1850 Fax: 850-937-1852
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Roland Huggins Sent: Monday, January 08, 2007 11:24 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: hydraulic elevators The shunt trip hoopla is not required for the sprinkler in the pit. Roland On Jan 8, 2007, at 7:57 AM, Greg McGahan wrote: > George, > > The AHJ's are the problem!! They say "we want what code says" but > they are > allowing other contractors to get away with it because the AHJ's do > not know > what they are doing! > > Here is the flip side of doing things right; if the AHJ is allowing > other > contractors to get away with this type of stuff then we end up > looking bad > to the GC's when we scream foul on their jobs when the electrical > contractor > hits them with the shunt trip change order and the GC did not have > to do > provide on previous jobs due to non-compliant contractors. > > And BTW, we are not infallible and have our own shortcomings as > well so I am > not trying to be "holier than thou" so to speak, but I appreciate > the kind > comments. > Greg > > Living Water Fire Protection, LLC > 1160 McKenzie Road > Cantonment, FL 32533 > 850-937-1850 > Fax: 850-937-1852 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > George Church > Sent: Monday, January 08, 2007 9:41 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: hydraulic elevators > > Perhaps everyone else in the area installs to #13R ? > Perhaps a call to the local AHJ(s) would clear up whether you're > the only > one doing it correctly, in which case maybe your competitors will be a > little dismayed to find themselves going back and retrofitting their > bottoms. The call to the AHJ(s) could be two-fold: ask them if they > believe > it should be required; and ask WHY it is not- you may find in the near > future you're no longer alone in the shaft. > > George Church > Rowe Sprinkler > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > David de > Vries/Firetech > Sent: Monday, January 08, 2007 10:30 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: hydraulic elevators > > Pat on the back to the only contractor in the area complying with this > provision of 13. > > -- > David de Vries, P.E., CSP > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -------------- Original message -------------- > From: "Greg McGahan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> >> We are receiving mixed reviews from AHJ's regarding this issue: Are >> sprinklers required in the bottom of hydraulic elevator shafts? >> >> I know what the code says but we have never been able to document >> that ANY > >> hydraulic elev fluid is non-combustible by definition. I was >> informed this > >> morning that we are the only contractor in the area putting >> sprinklers in >> the bottom of these shafts. >> >> Thanks, >> Greg McGahan >> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum > > > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum > _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum
