Oh here's the rub, the water tank is also hooked up to nitrogen tanks for psi, and what kind or residential mess is that gonna be!
On Fri, May 28, 2010 at 3:15 PM, Ron Greenman <[email protected]> wrote: > "Marioff officials said retrofitting existing homes and structures > with the mist system is less expensive than installing traditional > systems. > When firefighters in Jefferson, Md. compared the two systems a few > years ago during renovations, they went with the high-pressure mist. > That choice saved them more than $100,000." > > I call BS! How do you save 100K over a traditional sprinkler in a > house unless Marioff pays the home owner to put in the water mist > system. > > "When the high-pressure system activates, there is less water damage > than with a regular system," explained Sonny Scarff, senior director > for corporate fire protection at Marriott. > > Which takes me back to my original question: If the average total > damage to a house equipped with a typical 13D system is around > $2000.00 (NFPA numbers) then how much is the actual water damage > clean-up part (you still get fire damage and smoke damage with water > mist, as well as some water damage--which may be nearly the same > anyways because the 3gpm when turned to steam will still saturate the > sheetrock), and is it a significant factor when compared to the cost > of the installation and the high maintenance? (Well, I guess it is if > you're somehow saving 100K in install over a conventional system.) > > Folks, we need to be critical. As good as these systems work in small > compartments, and especially when you have to haul your water, I find > this demonstration disingenuous and self serving. Too much real > information is left out and that hole allows the presented information > to suggest a lot that isn't really shown in the demonstration. > > On Fri, May 28, 2010 at 11:52 AM, Richardson, R > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Here is some info: > > > > > http://www.firehouse.com/news/top-headlines/mist-sprinklers-considerd-option-homes > > > > > > Rich Richardson > > Seattle Fire Department > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] > > Sent: Friday, May 28, 2010 11:29 > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: Mist Systems Considered Option for Inside Homes > > > > Where can we find more information on these systems. > > > > Phil > > _______________________________________________ > > 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%[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%[email protected]> > > (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) > > > > > > -- > Ron Greenman > Instructor > Fire Protection Engineering > Bates Technical College > Tacoma, WA > > Member: > AFT WA 4184/AFL-CIO, SFPE, ASCET, NFPA, AFSA, NFSA AFAA, NIBS, WSAFM, WFC > _______________________________________________ > 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%[email protected]> > (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) > -- Tom Poisal, CET _______________________________________________ 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)
