The City of Phoenix allowed horizontal dry standpipes in apartment complexes built in the 1970's and 1980's, to allow the FDC's to be brought out to an area where the engines could conveniently connect to them. They were galvanized steel underground. Many were rusted out in less than 20 years.
Dwight ________________________________ From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, August 1, 2013 1:44 AM Subject: Horizontal dry standpipe Does anybody have stats on how long a 4' steel, underground for a horizontal dry standpipe will last before it rusts from inside out? Owen Evans Sent from my iPhone _______________________________________________ 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
