Hello rahe, Well out here on the east coast the pipe corrodes from the outside as fast as it does from the inside. The only way we connect to pipe that old is if there is an existing connection we can use, If not keep backing up until there is a point to connect to. We will not tie into it with a mech-T or cut into it and groove it in place when it is that old. We will not guarantee ANY pipe we do not install, Even if the whole system passes a Hydrotest. We also get a waiver of liability if they want us to Hydrotest a system that old before we start.
Sunday, June 17, 2007, 4:13:55 PM, you wrote: > Dear forum, > What is the consensus about reusing existing sprinkler piping in a 25 year > old system. The question here is, what is the typical design for providing > new pipe and sprinklers in some parts of a building but using the existing > pipe for the rest of the system and still warranting the entire system - > existing and new? > What about taking out existing 25 year old pipe and relocating it for use > in another area? > Thank You > Rahe Loftin, P.E. > Region 7 - GSA > Office - 817-978-7299 > Fax - 817-978-8644 > Cell - 817-371-3102 > _______________________________________________ > 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) -- Best regards, Charles Thurston Coastal mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ 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)
