We did a dormitory that required all the valves to be locked. They used a sort of red plastic cover that went over the valve handle and had a break away lock. The cover was loose so it would just spin on the handle. They looked like they prevent 99% of the problems and probably weren't very expensive. I liked the looks of them a lot more than a chain or zip tie.
Ron F -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Aaron Peck Sent: Friday, August 02, 2013 7:13 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Locked Drain Valves I've seen both also, I don't think there and code or liability. The only concern would be during a accidental activation you want to shut the shut the system down quickly and drain it. Is the inspector waning just the aux drain valves zip tied? Or the main drain? It shouldn't be accessible. A zip tie is more tamper resistant and avoid the accidental discharge, but if you need to drain it in an emergency it's easy enough to break it. Aaron M. Pecks SET NICET IV (Fire) +1 (202) 407-9079 Skype +855 (78) 700-407 Cellphone Sent from my iPhone On Aug 2, 2013, at 21:04, Richard Carr <[email protected]> wrote: > I have seen them zip tied and handles removed and put in head cabinet. > > Richard Carr, SET > Branch Manager > Cox Fire Protection, Inc > 6555 Grace Lane. > Jacksonville, Fl. 32205 > [email protected] > 904-781-8227 > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Greg McGahan > Sent: Friday, August 02, 2013 10:02 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Locked Drain Valves > > We have an inspector for a major hotel chain requiring that we Lock > the drain valves on his building with a chain and lock or zip ties.... > > Are there any concerns with this from a code standpoint? Liability? > > He is concerned a drunk will open a drain valve and I am concerned > someone will not be able to open a drain when they need it. > > Thanks > > -- > Greg McGahan > Living Water Fire Protection, LLC <http://www.livingwaterfp.com> > 1160 McKenzie Road > Cantonment, FL 32533 > 850-937-1850 > fax 850-937-1852 > _______________________________________________ > 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-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
