the only wrinkle is 13:10.10.2.1.1 about the flush must be performed
before stacking the riser. What is used to confirm it is flushed in
accordance with NFPA 24 (verses the plumbing code with it's slightly
lower flow rate)?
Roland
On Jul 2, 2007, at 8:53 AM, George Church wrote:
Just wrote a letter today to an architect who's asking our
expertise and
then ignoring it. Typical situation, the U certificate we got
showed the UG
was installed to YES standard, and somehow they flushed when the
city tap
wasn't done yet. Architect argued the water co was ok with a 150
psi test.
We just wrote that they could accept anything they want, but if our
system
fails in a fire you will see our counsel introduce this letter as
evidence
that we believe the flushing and testing was improper and we should
be held
harmless, cc to my atty, have a nice day- we start from floor flange.
Hopefully we'll never need it, but if we do, it will be P R I C E L
E S S.
Glc
Oh, if I only had a nickel for every blank U certificate we've
given a site
guy....
-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kurt
Kingston
Sent: Monday, July 02, 2007 11:33 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: What does not fully functional mean?
We often have difficulty getting the underground velocity flush
certificate on projects and that results in completed systems
remaining
off.
Kurt Kingston
Commercial Fire Protection Inc.
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