"They" and "Our" are words you might want to rethink in this context.
First, unless you subscribe to the FP-industrial-code complex conspiracy theories, NFPA takes ads from numerous entities and I'd imagine, absent a klansman or other patently offensive message, they can and will do that. "Our" industry as the NFPA sees it includes, I'd assume since I'm not an NFPA spokesperson, the passive protection guys, the smoke detector guys, even intumenscent paint and heaven help us- the home builders. And certainly there are thousands of plumbers installing sprinkler systems right now. I worked for a mechanical contractor with a fledging sprinkler dept back in '78, this isn't something new, or pending. Any thought that "our" industry doesn't include plumbers ranks right up there with the mindset that thinks jobs are "born union" until some unscrupulous business owner making windfall profits at the expense of all downtrodden people in the world, without proper insurance and whilst cheating on their taxes, takes it and turns it into a place full of shoddy installation practices with sprinklers tacked on the ends. And- what Steve said, as for the exclusionary tone, master plumber license required. glc -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Steve Leyton Sent: Monday, March 24, 2008 1:20 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: Fire Systems and Plumbers Timothy: Why wouldn't they? I'm not familiar with the ad you mention, but is it for the Uponor network system? If so, that's a multi-purpose domestic/sprinkler system that requires a plumber's license in nearly every state, if I'm not mistaken. How many sprinkies have both plumbing and fire protection licenses? Not nearly as many as plumbers who also have their fire ticket. Steve Leyton Protection Design & Consulting -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Timothy W Goins Sent: Monday, March 24, 2008 7:58 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Fire Systems and Plumbers Why would the NFPA journal, MAR/APR 2008 edition, use an advertiser for residential piping systems that ONLY recommends plumbers to install their product? I know the answer is money, but I thought they were looking out for our industry and it's standards, both written and installed. Isn't this like having an architect layout "design" fire sprinkler systems? Timothy W Goins A & T Services "For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to everyone that believeth;." KJV Romans 1:16 Reply to <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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) _______________________________________________ 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) _______________________________________________ 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)
