How about starting by shutting off the domestic supply? A well maybe? If that doesn't start you towards it, you may have found the fountain of youth.
Ed Vining On Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 2:54 PM, James J. Toth, SET <[email protected]>wrote: > Is it possible that there is a water tank on site at an elevation of about > 50 ft? That would give you about 25 psi at grade. I have seen some building > with old tanks concealed in the building the a new owner never knew he had. > > > James J. Toth, SET > > 67 East Washington Street > Chagrin Falls, OH 44022-3028, USA > > Phone: (440) 247-3770 > Fax: (440) 247-7974 > > Email: [email protected] > Visit us at: http://www.haifire.com/ > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Law, Kevin > W > Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2009 5:14 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: Puzzling problem > > You haven't left the valves shut for the night have you (sounds like > something I might forget to do ;) ) > > > Kevin Law, PE > Bechtel National, Inc. > Waste Treatment Project > Fire Protection Engineering > Work (509) 371-3280 > Cell (509) 531-5715 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > [email protected] > Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2009 2:08 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: Puzzling problem > > >From what device is the water running? Where on the system? Could you > have an ACV hung open and the water is coming from a draining sprinkler > system? > > > 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 Ford, > Charles > Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2009 5:04 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: Puzzling problem > > We have a new customer with repair problems. To do the repair, we shut > off the water in the outside pit. We still can't drain the system. Clear > water runs at about 25 PSI. We called in the water purveyor and they > shut it off at the street. Same results unchanged. We have examined the > original site plans showing only one connection. > Water purveyor has checked their plans and agrees. Obviously there is > another connection, whereabouts unknown to anybody. Any suggestions on > how to proceed? We could freeze the line for the repair, but would > prefer to locate this other connection. > > C. Burton Ford > Designer- NICET Certified: Fire Alarm, > Special Hazards, Sprinkler Design > &Sprinkler Inspections > NFPA CFPS > Cintas Fire Protection-D-47 > Warminster, PA 18974 > Phone 267-487-1000 > Fax 267-487-1010 > > > This e-mail transmission contains information that is intended to be > confidential and privileged. If you receive this e-mail and you are not > a named addressee you are hereby notified that you are not authorized to > read, print, retain, copy or disseminate this communication without the > consent of the sender and that doing so is prohibited and may be > unlawful. Please reply to the message immediately by informing the > sender that the message was misdirected. 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