Doug, In reference to your first post,this valve should have extreme longevity and probably just needs cleaning (trash may be under the seat).To install the ball drip,scrape off the tar,install the mechanical tee,then coat everything below grade to maximize corrosion protection.
Lamar Vaughn,SET ---- Doug Hicks <[email protected]> wrote: > This question is a continuation of my previous post about a FDC and a > Cla-Val. There is no drip drum on the FDC piping. As per NFPA 13-20202, > Section 8.16.2.6, there is to be an automatic drip valve. The pipe that > needs the valve is covered with a tar. After drilling the pipe, is there a > problem scraping the tar off? I do not thing the mechanical tee will seal > with the tar in place. After scraping the tar off, is rust going to be a > problem? > > 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)
