And that's totally possible since the duty cycle on compressors varies. But consider when this was first considered and placed into the NFPA standard. Things may have been different then as far as the motors and capabilities. But like I said, just speculation.
Craig L. Prahl, CET Fire Protection Specialist Mechanical Department CH2MHILL Lockwood Greene 1500 International Drive PO Box 491, Spartanburg, SC 29304-0491 Direct - 864.599.4102 Fax - 864.599.8439 [email protected] http://www.ch2m.com -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Russell Sent: Monday, June 22, 2009 8:55 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: Air compressors I called Gast and was told there was no run time limit on there's. The General Co. told me that there's was a couple of hours. Russell "It could have been a factor determined from the average duty cycle of these Craig L. Prahl, CET" _______________________________________________ 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) _______________________________________________ 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)
