Pressure coming from 60 psi submersible well pump - volume coming from
several pressure tanks in series. 10 minutes would be met.


On Mon, Apr 25, 2011 at 12:46 PM, Mike Cabral <[email protected]>wrote:

> 2007 13D 5.1.1 "Tanks, expansion tanks, pumps . . . shall not be required
> to be
> listed. You would however, need to meet the plumbing code requirements for
> the
> tank. NSF listed if tied into the domestic. Question where is the pressure
> and
> volume coming from? Will the well pump be able to meet the sprinkler demand
> for
> the 10 min requirement?
>
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> Mike Cabral
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> From: IPA <[email protected]>
> To: [email protected]
> Sent: Mon, April 25, 2011 12:35:44 PM
> Subject: 13D Pressure Tanks
>
> Question about 13D & pressure tanks:
>
> 1.) I have a 13D system where the owner would like to go with a well and
> pressure tank installation for their sprinkler & domestic water. The 13D
> Handbook (2007) states that NFPA 13 should be consulted for info regarding
> the pressure tanks. Okay, so NFPA #13 says, among other things, that
> "Pressure tanks shall not be used to supply other than sprinklers and hand
> hose attached to sprinkler piping." Doesn't this rule them out for a
> combined domestic/sprinkler application?
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