Not if you put the meter on the riser. Duh, Steve Leyton
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of ParsleyConsulting Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2012 10:08 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Latest act of stupidity Ron, I received one like that today myself New policy for an AHJ: #6 - An indicating control valve shall be provided on the riser for the combined domestic water and fire sprinklers if both domestic and fire are a single line #18 - There shall be no other control valve to the sprinkler system other than the one provided by the water purveyor at the meter Very difficult to conform to both policies PARSLEY CONSULTING Ken Wagoner, SET 760.745.6181 voice 760.745.0537 fax [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>e-mail www.ParsleyConsulting.com <http://www.ParsleyConsulting.com>website On 3/15/2012 9:41 AM, Ron Greenman wrote: > Funny. Did you point out that this was a life-safety system designed > to provide life-safety only protection in a structure built to and > designed as a typical stick-frame building with typical residential > room contents and furnishings, not standard strip mall construction > with business layout and furniture configurations? Why do these guys > become smarter than the experienced committee members as soon as the > Wizard gives them a gold badge or a basic engineering degree? > > On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 7:43 AM, Todd Williams<[email protected]> wrote: > >> I got a call from a client who works in a state with no formal state code. >> The local Fire Marshals pretty much make up what they want. A 24 hour >> walk-in clinic is moving in to an unsprinklered shopping center. The >> FM said that it needs to be sprinklered because it is open 24 hours >> but he is only asking for a 13R system fed from the existing 2" >> service. He put it in writing and I am in process of obtaining >> copies. 0.16 is looking pretty good right now. >> >> 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 >> > > _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum
