But that is exactly what would happen if you don't at least maintain supervisory air on the system (SIPA).You could remove sections of pipe,sprinkler heads,etc. and no one would know until the detection devices tripped the system and you really have a problem. If their problem is personel , hire someone to train them and then contract a sprinkler contractor who has the required experience to inspect and maintain the equipment as it should be.There are plenty of them out there.Maybe not cheap,but available.
Lamar Vaughn,SET ---- [email protected] wrote: > Their problem is with non-experienced personnel and contractors doing > maintenance and testing and setting off the systems because they don't > understand the role of the air compressors. Yeah I know it is a bad excuse > to use but that's what they said is driving them to this. > > Even non-interlocked PA systems supervise the piping from every description > I've read otherwise if a line broke you would not know it until you had a > flow event, which is a bad time to find out. > > Craig L. Prahl, CET > Fire Protection Specialist > Mechanical Department > CH2MHILL > Lockwood Greene > 1500 International Drive > 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 > [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2010 1:55 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: non-supervised preaction > > Craig, > Does this client have a problem with air compressors? I guess if you don't > want to maintain supervisory air on the system then you could eliminate the > air compressor. But that would be a noncompliant way of doing the system.This > would then be a non-interlocked system no better than a simple dry pipe > system.But then again,a dry pipe system requires an air supply.So see my > original question. > > Lamar Vaughn,SET > > > ---- [email protected] wrote: > > Can someone provide commentary on the wording relating to "...air that > > might not be under pressure..."? > > > > The client wishes to eliminate air compressors based on this wording. > > > > > > NFPA 13, 2010 > > 3.4.9* Preaction Sprinkler System. A sprinkler system employing automatic > > sprinklers > > that are attached to a piping system that contains air that might or might > > not be under > > pressure, with a supplemental detection system installed in the same areas > > as the sprinklers > > > > Craig L. Prahl, CET > > Fire Protection Specialist > > Mechanical Department > > CH2MHILL > > Lockwood Greene > > 1500 International Drive > > Spartanburg, SC 29304-0491 > > Direct - 864.599.4102 > > Fax - 864.599.8439 > > [email protected] > > http://www.ch2m.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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) > _______________________________________________ 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)
