I actually have to credit the blogger - he's got a pretty egalitarian venue going there. Matthew's mail corrupted the link - it's here for cut and paste:
http://www.scottprogers.com/blog/archives/2008/06/the-heated-debate-of-r esidential-fire-sprinklers_1213674275/index.php?f=1 Anyone with a couple spare moments can read through the comment thread and post their own - PUBLIC EDUCATION will win out in the end!! Steve Leyton Protection Design & Consulting -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Matthew J. Willis Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2008 5:58 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: Residential water lines and meters for fire sprinkler systems http://www.scottprogers.com/blog/archives/2008/06/the-heated-debate-of-r esid ential-fire-sprinklers_1213674275/index.php?f=1 Ryan.. You made the news! :-) Matthew J. Willis Living Water Fire Protection, LLC. 1160 McKenzie Rd. PO Box 877 Cantonment, FL. 32533 850-937-1850 Voice 850-937-1852 Facsimile [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- >On Tue, Jun 17, 2008 at 11:49 AM, Ryan J. Smith ----- ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: ----- >> I am engaged in a "friendly" and somewhat public ----- >debate with a realtor ----- >in ----- >> the Shenandoah Valley, Virginia area on the use ----- >residential fire ----- >sprinklers. ----- >> He has been educated by the home builders anti residential fire ----- >sprinkler ----- >> material and has been convincing others not to support ----- >the proposed ----- >code ----- >> changes to the IRC. ----- >> ----- >> The two arguments he is focusing on are: ----- >> 1. Installing a residential fire sprinkler would ----- >require different ----- >water ----- >> (more expensive) lines and water meters 2. It is difficult (or ----- >> impossible) to use a water softener in tandem ----- >with a ----- >> residential fire sprinkler system without having to ----- >add a second ----- >incoming ----- >> water line and water meter ----- >> ----- >> These concerns seem way overstated, especially the ----- >second since the ----- >water ----- >> softener could simply be installed to the domestic ----- >supply without ----- >affecting ----- >> the fire sprinkler water supply. ----- >> ----- >> Does anyone have any experience with the first concern ----- >about secondary ----- >water ----- >> lines and meters being needed? My understanding is ----- >that this would ----- >rarely ----- >> be needed only under special circumstances, but I ----- >wanted to check ----- >before ----- >> posting my rebuttal. ----- >> ----- >> Thanks, ----- >> ----- >> Ryan J. Smith ----- >> ----- >> ResidentialFireSprinklers.com - Your Voice in Home ----- >Fire Protection ----- >> http://www.ResidentialFireSprinklers.com ----- >> ----- >> ----- >> ----- >> _______________________________________________ ----- >> 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) ----- >> ----- > ----- > ----- > ----- >-- ----- >Ron Greenman ----- >at home.... ----- >_______________________________________________ ----- >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) _______________________________________________ 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)
