Martin,
With the information you've provided that the replacement was not for
the entire system, or an area easily isolated, I would agree with you,
and with others who've suggested that the only required test is at
system pressure.
As for the contract argument I would suggest that unless they informed
you up front and in writing that more work was required than is mandated
by NFPA-13 that you have an excellent case for an extra, and in this
case with the age of the building I'd think it'd be substantial.
Your AHJ reminds me of the strutting deity at NAVFAC here in San Diego
who forced me to calculate a 300' long x 5' wide remote area (corridor
in a BEQ). Five or seven heads in special design methods be damned, he
wanted it his way.
So much for the AHJ only doing what the law allows.
PARSLEY CONSULTING
Ken Wagoner, SET
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mail wrote:
Because this building is a US Air Force building, I don't think it
will go to a code appeals process, but I can always ask.
We make a quote to change the heads and they issued a purchase order
for the heads and labor. There is no contract language that I can
rely on in this case. Their purchase order did not state a hydro test
at 200 psi was a requirement.
Martin Campbell
List Member
At 11:54 AM 3/8/2007, you wrote:
We call these folks "inventors" and they generally give us AHJ-types
a bad
reputation. I struggle to get folks to comply with the minimum
standards,
let alone invent new requirements!
I think the technical code issues have been well addressed. My only
recommendation to add - avoid turning this into a people problem (or
one of
those biological function contests). You have a code problem you need to
resolve. You should have some recourse through a code appeals process
or,
inevitably, a court appearance. Agree to disagree with the AHJ and
send it
into the legal system.
Jim Kettler
Fire Marshal
Buckingham, PA
> > They cannot ask for whatever they want. We have to get the
> thought
> > they can
> > ask for whatever they want out of the industry. They can only ask
> > for what
> > the law says they can ask for.
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