There are still a lot of dodos out there. How is this going to work with alarm zoning requirements?
At 10:59 AM 4/12/2012, you wrote: >The floor control valve for all intents and purposes is going the way >of the dodo bird. Starting with the next edition, each floor for >building 3 stories and above must be set-up as an individual system. >It's also amusing if you follow the current criteria trail, there is >nothing that dictates the floor assembly displayed in A.8.17.4.2(b) is >currently required (even on a high-rise)!!! > >Roland > > >On Apr 12, 2012, at 5:08 AM, Morey, Mike wrote: > >>From NFPA 25 2011: >>3.3.7.2 Sectional Drain. A drain lo cated beyond a sectional control >>valve that drains only a portion of the system (e.g., a drain >>located beyond a floor control valve on a multistory building). >> >>Interestingly there is a conflicting entry in NFPA 13 2010 that >>probably should be addressed if this is the way we're going (not >>requiring full flow main drain tests @ floor controls): >>8.17.3.1 A pressure gauge with a connection not smaller than 1/4 in. >>(6 mm) shall be installed at the system main drain, at each main >>drain associated with a floor control valve, and on the inlet and >>outlet side of each pressure-reducing valve. >> >> >>Mike Morey, SET, CFPS >>Sprinkler Designer > >-------------- next part -------------- >An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >URL: ><http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/private/sprinklerforum/attachments/20120412/c14b2722/attachment.html> >_______________________________________________ >Sprinklerforum mailing list >[email protected] >http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum 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
