Check the annex, and look at the "Calculation Sheet". Like someone said, it's not rocket science.
David Autry Plans Examiner Nebraska State Fire Marshal's Office 246 S. 14th Street Lincoln, NE 68508 402-471-9659 402-471-3118 fax www.sfm.ne.gov ** Note new email address: david.au...@nebraska.gov -----Original Message----- From: sprinklerforum-boun...@firesprinkler.org [mailto:sprinklerforum-boun...@firesprinkler.org] On Behalf Of Steve Leyton Sent: Friday, February 20, 2009 11:14 AM To: sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org Subject: RE: Residential systems in California Why not? Why wouldn't they? Why, specifically, COULDN'T they? BTW, check out the new pipe sizing and meter loss tables adopted for 2009 13D. There is now a prescriptive or "scheduled" design alternative to the hydraulic calculation method. This information is the same as that adopted by ICC for the plumbing code standards pursuant to the IRC code changes. Steve Leyton Protection Design & Consulting San Diego, CA -----Original Message----- From: sprinklerforum-boun...@firesprinkler.org [mailto:sprinklerforum-boun...@firesprinkler.org] On Behalf Of Todd Williams Sent: Friday, February 20, 2009 8:40 AM To: sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org Subject: RE: Residential systems in California Are plumbing designers going to start doing hydraulic calculations? At 11:09 AM 2/20/2009, you wrote: >Never mind raising eyebrows, how is our industry going to find the >thousands of design tech's and literally dozens of thousands of >installers necessary to serve this market? Plumbing contractors are >going to start doing this work- both conventional and MP systems - >regardless of licensing or code or jurisdictional variables. BECAUSE >IT MAKES GOOD BUSINESS SENSE. And who's to stop them? Homebuilders >will appreciate the one-stop shopping and many plumbing contractors >already have design departments. I've said this dozens of times >already in this forum but I'll say it again - it's not rocket science. > > >Steve Leyton >Protection Design & Consulting >San Diego, CA > > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: sprinklerforum-boun...@firesprinkler.org >[mailto:sprinklerforum-boun...@firesprinkler.org] On Behalf Of Ed Kramer >Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 7:13 PM >To: sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org >Subject: RE: Residential systems in California > >For the sprinkler contractors who don't hold a plumbing license: if >there is >no BFP, then the entire sprinkler system is potable. That's work you no >longer have access to. Does that raise any eyebrows? > >Ed Kramer >Littleton, CO > > > > "To address the issue of backflow prevention, one discussion the > > committee is having is the viability of placing a toilet on the > > hydraulic end of the sprinkler system ..." > > > > Great. Now I have to learn to install toilets. Will this function as >the > > inspectors test too? Won't the alarm sound whenever you flush? > > >_______________________________________________ >Sprinklerforum mailing list >http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum >For Technical Assistance, send an email to: >techsupp...@firesprinkler.org > >To Unsubscribe, send an email >to:sprinklerforum-requ...@firesprinkler.org >(Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) > > >__________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus >signature database 3869 (20090219) __________ > >The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > >http://www.eset.com > > > >__________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus >signature database 3873 (20090220) __________ > >The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > >http://www.eset.com > >_______________________________________________ >Sprinklerforum mailing list >http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum >For Technical Assistance, send an email to: techsupp...@firesprinkler.org > >To Unsubscribe, send an email to:sprinklerforum-requ...@firesprinkler.org >(Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) Todd G. 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