Chris, you would be butting heads with every AHJ in the Central Florida area. I have never gotten a CO without sounding alarms within 60-90 secs.
Thomas Watt ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Cahill" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2009 11:53 AM Subject: RE: water flow timing > Right or wrong I always reconciled 13 vs. 72 like this. The flow switch > must activate within the parameters of 13. 5 minutes. Once the paddle > moves and the electrical connection is made 72 takes over and the FA must > respond within the parameters of 72. 90 seconds. So in theory 6.5 > minutes > could pass between opening the inspectors test valve and the alarm signal > engaging in the FAP. > > Chris Cahill, P.E. > Fire Protection Engineer > Sentry Fire Protection, Inc. > > 763-658-4483 > 763-658-4921 fax > > Email: [email protected] > > Mail: P.O. Box 69 > Waverly, MN 55390 > > Location: 4439 Hwy 12 SW > Waverly, MN 55390 _______________________________________________ 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)
