Along this similar theme of jockey pumps but looking at it from the opposite application...
what about a situation where a very large jockey pump has been designed for simply an above ground system? for instance, dual 150 gpm JPs used to create an effective 300 gpm JP? I recommended that the design team should use a JP just under the flow required for a typical sprinkler, more on the order of 25 gpm. They insist on following the specifications (which did call for this size), rather than take suggestions from NFPA 20 and myself to the client. It is realized now, that the need for the fire pumps is practically obsolete, but other than correcting the controller and sensing line setup for this parallel JP application, and assuring we get a waterflow switch activating, if there is an absolute code prescription preventing this, I have not run into it. Scot Deal -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/private/sprinklerforum/attachments/20111008/2d99ac9d/attachment.html> _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum
