Owen, You didn't say how big the pool changing room was, but this is a good example of code overkill if it was a small shed-like structure. Most fire departments have tactics for laying in a "long line" of "horizontal standpipe" using 2 1/2 inch hose. Finding the outlets for such an in-ground standpipe might take more time than "laying in" by hand. You don't mention the wildland fire potential for the area, but in a cost/benefit analysis, on the benefit side it should be considered as adding value; on the maintenance side it adds significant cost for inspection, testing and maintenance, assuming that it is required to be maintained.
Dwight ________________________________ From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, August 1, 2013 9:47 AM Subject: Re: Horizontal dry standpipe Redondo Beach has a fire code amendment that requires a standpipe if you can't reach every part of a structure with 150' of hose stretch from a fire truck parked on a public way. This includes single family residential properties. A homeowner built a pool changing room at the rear of his property (200') and was forced to put on a dry horizontal standpipe. Any thoughts? Owen Evans Sent from my iPhone On Jul 31, 2013, at 10:44 PM, [email protected] wrote: > 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 _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org
