This isn't the answer you want to here, but we have in the past taken the system apart and brought the pipe into a warm environment until we could get all the ice out. Obviously doesn't work too well if we are talking about a large system, but what else can you do other than implement a fire watch?
Jim Johnston, P.E. Fire Protection Engineer Inland Fire Protection, Inc 1100 Ahtanum Road Yakima, WA 98903 Phone 509-248-4471 Fax 509-248-1180 [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: Doug Hicks [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2009 11:50 AM To: sprinkler board Subject: Frozen pipe Winter is here. Yesterday we received 5 calls about frozen piping. Two of the jobs still have frozen piping. The 2 jobs with frozen piping are ALFs, which means they are on fire watch until the pipes are thawed. What works to thaw frozen pipes, heat tapes, call a plumber? We already have fans blowing warm air into the attic spaces, but that does not do the job. Douglas Hicks General Fire Equipment Co of Eastern Oregon, Inc _______________________________________________ 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] (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] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field)
