I'm really not suggesting that you do this, but ask him if he'll require the same procedure for every possibly affected system anytime the city works on the municipal piping since debris could enter the pipe (a real problem we see over and over). If that's his intent I'd bet tar and feathering and a ride out of town on a rail might become a one-time reinstated social comment made by the citizens to the government and it's representatives.
On Mon, Jul 29, 2013 at 7:45 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Keep in mind that NFPA #13 now requires that all removed sprinklers be > replaced with new so it could really get expensive. > > Ron F > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Forest Wilson > Sent: Monday, July 29, 2013 7:34 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Flushing > > Re: permit XXX > > Dear Sir, > > Recently your Department requested that my company remove all of the > sprinklers we installed on this project and inspect for debris inside of > the piping. > > As a licensed contractor we practice due diligence in our installations. > Our employees on this project have completed an apprenticeship program > through the state. In this apprenticeship they received training on how to > handle pipe on the job. > > It is standard practice for the fabrication shops to drop ship pipe > without protective covers to the job site. Our employees are trained to > inspect the interior of the piping for any obstructions and to remove > debris prior to installation. > > If you like I am more than willing to meet with you and discuss our > quality control standards. > > I respectfully request that you rescind your Departments request to have > all sprinklers removed and reinstalled,which would result in unreasonable > expense to the system owner and our company. > > Respectfully, > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jul 29, 2013, at 10:12 AM, Mike Hairfield <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Have a project where the building official has an on-site inspector, > > he has made a statement that there is a potential that debris might > > have entered the piping since the fabricator did not install protective > plugs on the weld-o-lets and caps on the ends of the piping. > > > > He is demanding that all of the sprinkler heads be removed and > > inspected for damage, the pipes be flushed/cleaned prior to > re-installation of the heads. > > > > How does one go about changing his mind without stepping on his toes? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Mike Hairfield > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Sprinklerforum mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkl > > er.org > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > > http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org > > > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > > http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org > -- 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, WFSC They are happy men whose natures sort with their vocations. -Francis Bacon, essayist, philosopher, and statesman (1561-1626) _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org
