When are the high pressure events happening (during pump/drain tests, randomly, etc); how high is the pressure getting? What is being done now to temporarily relieve the pressure?
Matt Grisé PE*, LEED AP, NICET II Sales Engineer Alliance Fire Protection 130 w 9th Ave. North Kansas City, MO 64116 *Licensed in KS & MO 913.888.0647 ph 913.888.0618 f 913.927.0222 cell www. AFPsprink.com -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ford, Charles Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2012 9:11 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: Excessive pressure hydraulic ram effect Has anybody come up with a permanent fix for recurring high pressure on wet pipe systems. This is believed to be caused by the ram effect. Regards C. Burton Ford Nicet Certified Special Hazards IV Fire alarm IV Sprinkler III Water Based Inspections I NFPA Certified Fire Protection Specialist [CFPS] Cintas Fire Protection 1038 Conshohocken Road Conshohocken ,PA 19428 610-233-1400 Fax 610-233-1401 ________________________________________ This e-mail transmission contains information that is intended to be confidential and privileged. If you receive this e-mail and you are not a named addressee you are hereby notified that you are not authorized to read, print, retain, copy or disseminate this communication without the consent of the sender and that doing so is prohibited and may be unlawful. Please reply to the message immediately by informing the sender that the message was misdirected. After replying, please delete and otherwise erase it and any attachments from your computer system. Your assistance in correcting this error is appreciated. _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum
