How much vacuum? All air suggests 100%. Absolute zero! Ice Nine!! The end of the Universe!!! This spec was written by a terrorist!!!! ZOMBIE OSAMA!!!!! Lions & Tigers & Bears, OH MY!!!!!!
On Thu, May 26, 2011 at 8:30 AM, Todd Williams <[email protected]> wrote: > It's very simple, you hook up a vacuum pump to the inspector's test > connection and draw the air out. Then open the valve (good luck with that > one) and allow the water to be sucked into the system. > > Sort of goes along with the idea of hooking up the vacuum pump to the > sprinkler system and when the sprinkler goes off, suck all the air out of > the room and extinguish the fire that way. > > (Disclaimer: I did not write that spec) > > > At 11:11 AM 5/26/2011, you wrote: > >Had to share this one. Saw it this morning while scanning a spec for a > >national chain: "Purge system of air prior to filling with supply water." > > > > > > > >I'll ask the sprinkler contactor how much $ he included in his bid for > that! > > > > > > > >Ed Kramer > > > >Littleton, CO > > > >_______________________________________________ > >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) > -- Ron Greenman Instructor Fire Protection Engineering Technology Bates Technical College 1101 So. Yakima Ave. Tacoma, WA 98405 [email protected] http://www.bates.ctc.edu/fireprotection/ 253.680.7346 253.576.9700 (cell) Member: ASEE, SFPE, ASCET, NFPA, AFSA, 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)
