This test was developed in Cobb Co. GA and it did not take the place of design and hydraulics etc but simply insured that the amount of water and pressure the designer/engineer designed for the remote are was indeed available and the system could deliver the correct amount of water at the required pressure as dictated by the calculations through the orifice of the design sprinkler. It was surprising the number of systems that failed when the test was preformed.
Michael L. Brown Manager of Technical Services The Reliable Automatic Sprinkler Company, Inc.' [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.reliablesprinkler.com (864) 843-5228 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Thom McMahon Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2008 2:03 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: What is a Bucket Test? Bucket tests don't show if a system will work, only that it will flow the amount of water written somewhere. Are the heads the same as used in the design? Is the spacing the same? Is the coverage as required? Are the flows as required for the slope of the ceiling? The spacing? There's a lot more to making the system work than if some specific amount of water flows out in a specific amount of time. EDUCATION EDUCATION!!! Thom McMahon Firetech, Inc. 2560 Copper Ridge Dr Steamboat Springs, CO 80488-2136 Tel: 970-879-7952 Fax: 970-879-7926 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Matsuda, Richard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2008 10:51 AM Subject: RE: What is a Bucket Test? I've always thought that the purpose of the bucket test was not only to verify adequate flow, but also to verify that the piping was actually connected to a water supply. With the 13D or 13R installations, the piping configuration is often a convoluted mix of looped and gridded piping like a birdcage. In some cases it's almost impossible to verify the piping is actually installed according to the plans. In fact in multi-story buildings, it's possible (maybe improbable) to installed portions of the piping which are looped and connected to itself, but not connected to any water supply. By using the bucket test, one could verify that the piping was actually connected to the water supply...maybe. rick matsuda, city of dallas >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chris Cahill Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2008 11:15 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: What is a Bucket Test? With the why now answered and seemingly support and justification why aren't we doing this in all system even ESFR? Seems like all the 'cuz's have nothing to do with residential specifically? I'm guessing this is a can of worms I don't want to open but just did. Can I un-ring Pandora's Box? Chris Cahill, P.E. Fire Protection Engineer Sentry Fire Protection, Inc. _______________________________________________ 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)
