A question for you contractor types. I have a client who has experienced a few leaks in a sprinkler installation with some steel but mostly CPVC pipe. It passed the initial hydro and now a year or so later, they have experienced a few leaks over the past year which the original installer and/or servicing contractors have fixed.
In my mind the number of leaks they have had seems relatively minor given the scale of the job (thousands of fittings of all kinds and sizes) and there is no clear pattern to the leaks that would lead you to believe that there might be problem with the installation of a given fitting type or the work of a single fitter being sub-par. But hey...this is construction...nothing is perfect...stuff happens. My question is do any of you have any data and/or rules of thumb with regard to the number of leaks that might need follow-up repair following initial installation? Maybe some assumption you base your warranty costs on etc. I would like to be able to go back to them and say that perfection is often sought but rarely achieved and that general industry experience is...... If you got something, even if it is anecdotal, I'd love to have it. I specify and design 'em, but don't put 'em in. So I just don't know. Thanks Paul E. Sincaglia, P.E. Firesafety Solutions, Inc. Fire Protection Engineers and Code Consultants 67 East Washington St. Chagrin Falls, OH 44022 440-247-3770 440-247-7974 fax www.firesafety-solutions.com _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field)
