Have a similar thing going on here. Pipe started deteriorating and after much denial the homeowner finally admitted to spraying the entire framework with a fungicide on a weekend before the framing/cover inspection. I don't know if a blue liquid was present, I just have this bit of information.
On Mon, Oct 17, 2011 at 5:01 PM, David Killey <[email protected]>wrote: > Yes Ed, I should of covered all that > > Blazemaster system, wet system and never had antifreeze of any type in it. > Substance is evident on the drywall, sprinkler and cover plate inside and > out. > Will likely cut some gyproc in a day or two and see if any substance > evident > above the sprinkler or something. No substance evident on anything else in > the house. > > Substance is on a few sprinklers in the house, not all on the same floor or > area. Not all sprinklers have the substance evident. > > All I can think of for additional details at the moment. > > > Thanks > David Killey, > Fire Busters Inc > 7887 114A St > Delta, B.C., V4C 5L8 > 604-599-4499-ph > 604-599-4319-fax > www.firebusters.com > [email protected] > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ed Kramer > Sent: October 17, 2011 4:57 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: Blue substance > > More of the install details might help us. What type of pipe was used? > What > was the exact location of the liquid - on the sprinkler itself, on the > inside of the cover plate, on the outside of the cover plate, etc? System > filled with water or antifreeze? Was the system tested with antifreeze? > Anything else you think might ring a bell with the forum-world. > > Ed Kramer > Littleton, CO > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] [mailto:sprinklerforum- > > [email protected]] On Behalf Of David Killey > > Sent: Monday, October 17, 2011 5:24 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Blue substance > > > > We have a residential home with a finished install from about 6 months > > ago. > > Sprinklers heads are flat concealed residential. We got a call of a > > blue > > liquid at and around the sprinkler heads. We had the liquid tested and > > were > > given the following information from the chemical engineer that looked > > at it > > for us. > > > > > > > > We have the FTIR spectrum of the substance. It is a close match the > > following chemicals: > > > > 1) methyl alkyl imidazoline sodium salt > > > > 2) Deteric LF 35 > > > > 3) Tyzor > > > > > > > > (1) appears to be an ingredient of water based alkaline cleaners. It may > > also be an ingredient in pesticides used in oil storage tanks as a > > microbiocide. > > > > > > > > (2) is a trade name for a cleaner containing (1), made by a company > > called > > DeForest. > > > > > > > > (3) is a chemical used in plastics production, but is pale yellow in > > colour > > and may crystallize rather than remaining a liquid. > > > > > > > > Just wondering if anyone has ever run across this or something similar? > > It > > doesn't make sense and we are at a loss to find a plausible solution as > > to > > why the liquid would have been applied to the sprinklers. Anything can > > happen with a homeowner, but I can't see him using some sort of cleaning > > solution on the sprinklers, having them go a blue color and then call us > > and > > blame us for something wrong on the sprinklers. > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks > > > > David Killey, > > > > Fire Busters Inc > > > > 7887 114A St > > > > Delta, B.C., V4C 5L8 > > > > 604-599-4499-ph > > > > 604-599-4319-fax > > > > www.firebusters.com > > > > [email protected] > > > > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > > URL: > > <http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/private/sprinklerforum/attach > > ments/20111017/97afcda2/attachment.html> > > _______________________________________________ > > Sprinklerforum mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum > > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum > > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum > -- 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) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/private/sprinklerforum/attachments/20111017/bc3befa7/attachment.html> _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum
