Hey, I'm old. It's the best I got. On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 3:49 PM, Bob Knight <[email protected]> wrote: > Ron, > Even Curley could figure that one out. Why, it's red in the face of course! > > BK > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ron Greenman > Sent: Friday, May 15, 2009 4:25 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: CPVC w/o water between riser and FDC > > Russell, > > I'm a bit confused by your reply. Rich doesn't mention the distance of > the riser from a wall, the location of heads relative to the riser, > nor whether any pipe is exposed or not, only that the FDC run is dry. > Where did your concerns come from? I only bring this up because I've > noticed issues becoming muddled on the Forum when information not > presented in the question is added from out of thin air. This is like > the obverse of the unnecessary information that clutters up those > infamous word questions in math (like the color and make of the car > leaving Chicago at 2 PM in a westerly direction at 45 mph with a low > tire--What color is the bear?) Not that you're the only one that does > this but this time I wanted to comment. And by the way: A bear travels > due south for sixteen miles. Turns left and travels due east for four > miles. Turns left again and travels another sixteen miles due north. > After several hours he arrives at the place he departed from. What > color is the bear? > > On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 3:08 PM, Russell Rewis > <[email protected]> wrote: >> Rich, the pipe being dry is not the first issue you need to consider. A > CPVC riser (and associated pipes) has to be within 2" of the wall and a > sprinkler has to be installed no farther than 12" from the riser. CPVC can > only be ran exposed by adhering to strick guidelines contained in the design > guide of the manufacturer. Your exposed run of pipe doesn't meet those > requirements. You really need to involve the manufacturer or distributor. >> >> Russell >> >> >> >> >>>We are reviewing a proposal for a wet pipe sprinkler system using CPVC > pipe. However, there is a run of CPVC pipe between the FDC and the riser > that is dry, is this standard practice or acceptable? >> >> >> >> >> >> ________________________________________________________________ >> Sent via the WebMail system at brownautomatic.com >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Sprinklerforum mailing list >> http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum >> For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] >> >> To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] >> (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) >> > > > > -- > Ron Greenman > at home.... > > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum > For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] > > To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] > (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) >
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