Heat tape,  check that paragraph I referenced. Heat tape is NOT a
substitute for a heated enclosure.  No swapping tape for walls.
7.2.5.2.3

FM jobs we've done have been explicit about no heat tape.  Now it's
pretty clear in NFPA 13 as well.

Anyway, enough for today.  I'm dropping the top on the convertible and
cruising home.


Craig L. Prahl, CET   
Fire Protection Group
Mechanical Department
CH2MHILL
Lockwood Greene
1500 International Drive
PO Box 491, Spartanburg, SC  29304-0491
Direct - 864.599.4102
Fax - 864.599.8439
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-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Roland
Huggins
Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2008 5:06 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Dry System Size

Had someone that was adamant that they were going to protect the valve
riser with heat tape.  Despite being a bad idea with little chance of
success, I couldn't say - You gotta have a valve room although I THOUGHT
it was an explicit requirement.  Implicit doesn't  
carry the day.   Ughhhhhhhh.

Roland

On Mar 13, 2008, at 10:26 AM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Doesn't specifically say you HAVE to have one but in order to provide 
> heat for a dry valve in an open space it's the only choice.  NFPA 13, 
> 2007, 7.2.5.2
>
>
> Craig L. Prahl, CET
>
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