Our installations could win a concours d'elegance? -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ben Young Sent: Friday, October 09, 2009 4:35 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Indoor Tank
Its faster than a normal tank. On Fri, Oct 9, 2009 at 4:16 PM, Todd Williams <[email protected]> wrote: > Candy Apple Red suction tank? Sweet!! > > > At 01:57 PM 10/9/2009, you wrote: > >I'm not certain that a fire-rated enclosure is required, and its only just > >in the 2008 that we added FRT tanks aboveground. The area with the tank > must > >be sprinklered to OH 2 min, higher if the area where the tank is needs a > >higher density. > > > >As for vendor selection, FREIGHT is a major item on tanks and you can find > a > >local vendor for it and save some freight. I had a nice $10,000 +/- quote > >for a 8 or 9,000 gal tank from a guy in TX, but freight was $8k. > > > >You can also use a steel tank if its easier to place on sadlles than the > >select fill for an FRT tank. FRT can be manhandled into place easier than > >steel, which will need a crane. With a Lull we slid a 9,000 +/- gal FRT > tank > >below the eave of the side of a church addition, and put it in place > >(vertical in a little tank/pump room in a corner of the gym addition). > With > >steel they'd have been unable to get as far with construction as they did, > >or take the roof off to allow us to drop it in place. > > > >We had a few issues with leaks at outlets, brought in a corvette body shop > >guy to take care of them and paint it candy apple red, close enough to FP > >red for us. > > > >The above certainly should not be construed as an opinion from NFPA, NASA, > >or other respectable organization since it came from me. > > > >glc > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: [email protected] > >[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Thom > McMahon > >Sent: Friday, October 09, 2009 12:52 PM > >To: [email protected] > >Subject: RE: Indoor Tank > > > >WE also prefer the Xerxes tanks and since NFPA 22 allows the use of > >fiberglass tanks above ground, how much simpler can it get? Watch the fire > >rated construction for the tank enclosure. But maint. And inspection wise > >your can't beat the fiberglass. > > > >Thom McMahon, SET > >Firetech, Inc. > >2560 Copper Ridge Dr > >P.O. Box 882136 > >Steamboat Springs, CO 80488 > >Tel: 970-879-7952 > >Fax: 970-879-7926 > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: [email protected] > >[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Todd - > FPDC > >Sent: Friday, October 09, 2009 10:12 AM > >To: [email protected] > >Subject: Re: Indoor Tank > > > >Personally, I'm partial to Xerxes tanks. It really depends on the building > >dimensions > > > >Sent from my iPhone > > > >On Oct 9, 2009, at 11:36 AM, "Bobby Gillett" > ><[email protected] > wrote: > > > > > A local engineer is working on a church that is requiring a small pump > > > & tank. He is looking for a 10,000 gallon indoor tank, any suggestion > > > on vendors/suppliers? > > > > > > > > > > > > Thank you in advance, > > > > > > > > > > > > Bobby Gillett > > > > > > Sr. Project Manager > > > > > > Key Fire Protection, Inc. > > > > > > (731) 424-0130 office (731) 424-9285 fax > > > > > > (731) 267-4853 cell > > > > > > <mailto:[email protected]> > > > [email protected] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Sprinklerforum mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum > > > > > > For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] > > > > > > To Unsubscribe, send an email to:Sprinklerforum- > > > [email protected] > > > (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) > >_______________________________________________ > >Sprinklerforum mailing list > >[email protected] > >http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum > > > >For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] > > > >To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected]<to%3asprinklerforum-requ...@fire sprinkler.org> > >(Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Sprinklerforum mailing list > >[email protected] > >http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum > > > >For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] > > > >To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected]<to%3asprinklerforum-requ...@fire sprinkler.org> > >(Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Sprinklerforum mailing list > >[email protected] > >http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum > > > >For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] > > > >To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected]<to%3asprinklerforum-requ...@fire sprinkler.org> > >(Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) > > Todd G. 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