Did they cite a specific chapter and verse for that decision? Craig L. Prahl, CET Fire Protection CH2MHILL Lockwood Greene 1500 International Drive Spartanburg, SC 29304-0491 Direct - 864.599.4102 Fax - 864.599.8439 CH2MHILL Extension 74102 [email protected]
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dewayne Martinez Sent: Friday, November 18, 2011 10:59 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: fire pump suction piping - flushing Sent it NFPA20 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Justin Reid Sent: Friday, November 18, 2011 9:58 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: fire pump suction piping - flushing Just curious... did you talk to the NFPA 20 rep? or the NFPA 24 rep? Justin Reid On Fri, Nov 18, 2011 at 10:00 AM, Dewayne Martinez <[email protected]>wrote: > NFPA confirmed that the UG is to be flushed per NFPA 20. > Thanks, > Dewayne > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] On Behalf Of George Church > Sent: Friday, November 18, 2011 8:33 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: fire pump suction piping - flushing > > AFSA members can get an informal interpretation for free by contacting > tech services in Dallas- Tom W, Phil B, or Roland usually respond > pretty quickly. > > > George L. Church, Jr., CET > Rowe Sprinkler Systems, Inc. > PO Box 407, Middleburg, PA 17842 > 877-324-ROWE 570-837-6335 fax > [email protected] > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Ed Kramer > Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2011 11:55 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: fire pump suction piping - flushing > > You may have to seek an interpretation from NFPA. I personally don't > think the requirements in 20 apply to the underground supply. > > Ed Kramer > Littleton, CO > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] > > [mailto:sprinklerforum- [email protected]] On Behalf Of > > Dewayne Martinez > > Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2011 9:34 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: RE: fire pump suction piping - flushing > > > > Under 2-9.1 Suction pipe and fittings The suction components shall > > consist of all pipe, valves, and fittings from the pump suction > > flange to the connection to the public or private water service > > main, storage tank...... > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] > > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ed > > Kramer > > Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2011 10:17 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: RE: fire pump suction piping - flushing > > > > Dewayne, > > > > I'm going off memory, so you probably should verify this. I believe > > somewhere in NFPA 20 (the 'scope' section, maybe?), it says NFPA 20 > > requirements begin at the suction control valve. Assuming that's > > correct, any piping upstream of that is not subject to NFPA 20 > > requirements. > > Therefore the underground suction pipe need only be flushed per the > > requirements of NFPA 24, not 20. > > > > Your mileage may vary. > > Ed Kramer > > Littleton, CO > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [email protected] > > > [mailto:sprinklerforum- > > > > > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Dewayne Martinez > > > Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2011 5:03 AM > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: RE: fire pump suction piping - flushing > > > > > > Sorry, > > > I had the standards flipped in my original email. I was trying to > > > confirm of I needed to use the flushing rates from NFPA 20 > > > (11-1.2, 99ed)not 24 for the UG supply pipe when a fire pump is > > > involved on a project. > > > I have been running into opposition when trying to get the UG > > > contractor to flush per 20 and just wanted to make sure they > > > needed to. I have a local consultant who works for many of the > > > AHJ's that is > > requiring this. > > > Dewayne Martinez > > > > > > Design Build Fire Protection > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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