My question is that if we have to fill all of the voids between pipe with fire safe material, do we still need sprinklers? (I SO want to put that in an RFI)

At 11:14 AM 8/2/2010, you wrote:
actually, aren't they requiring us to fill all the voids- like the building
interior- between the sprinkler pipes with firesafe material-
For that you likely want to go with the 55 gal drums of firecaulk, too many
tubes to even think about.

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ron Greenman
Sent: Monday, August 02, 2010 10:59 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Spec quote of the day

They use water in fire sprinkler piping these days? Next they'll probably
put the internet on computers.

On Mon, Aug 2, 2010 at 7:52 AM, Matt Grise <[email protected]> wrote:
> Perhaps you could fill all of the void space in the interior of the pipe
with a fire safe material like water?
>
> Matt Grisé PE*, LEED AP
> Sales Engineer
> Alliance Fire Protection
> *Licensed in KS & MO
>
> 913.888.0647 ph
> 913.888.0618 f
> 913.927.0222 cell
> www. AFPsprink.com
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected]
> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Todd
> Williams
> Sent: Monday, August 02, 2010 9:49 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Spec quote of the day
>
> "Fill all voids between sprinkler pipe with fire safe material". I bet
> you didn't cover that in your quote.
>
> Todd G. Williams, PE
> Fire Protection Design/Consulting
> Stonington, CT
> 860.535.2080
> www.fpdc.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)
>



--
Ron Greenman
Instructor
Fire Protection Engineering
Bates Technical College
Tacoma, WA

Member:
AFSA, SFPE, ASCET, NFPA, NFSA, AFAA, NIBS, WSAFM, WFC

They are happy men whose natures sort with their vocations. -Francis Bacon,
essayist, philosopher, and statesman (1561-1626)
_______________________________________________
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)

Todd G. Williams, PE
Fire Protection Design/Consulting
Stonington, CT
860.535.2080
www.fpdc.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)

Reply via email to