Hummm.. I was thinking it would have to be. It is a valve controlling, indirectly, the water supply. It normally occurs below flow, therefore it would not sound an alarm if open as opposed to drain/test. (Yeah, I know the thousands of gallons of water would give it away.)
R/ Matt Matthew J. Willis Key Fire Protection Services, Inc. 3200 Mike Padgett Hwy. Augusta, GA. 30906 706-790-3473 Office 706-738-2119 Facsimile 706-619-0398 Mobile [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Steve Leyton Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2013 1:44 PM To: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: RE: Full Forward Flow Test Control Valves No. The building code requires, "All valves controlling the water supply ... " for automatic sprinkler systems, pumps, tanks, etc. be supervised. A test valve is not a fire protection water supply control valve. Steve Leyton -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Greg McGahan Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2013 10:34 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Full Forward Flow Test Control Valves Without going back through the rest of the mile long thread....... IF there is a control valve in the normally closed position for Full Forward Flow Testing, is it REQUIRED to be monitored? 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-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
