Too bad, I was liking the 2 1/2" plastic pipe caps idea a lot. The removing the entire test header is Ok but that has to be at least two and probably three guys on anything bigger that a couple of three valves.
On Wed, Apr 9, 2014 at 10:20 AM, Bobby McCullough < [email protected]> wrote: > My mistake. The 2.5" plastic caps are hose threads & installed on the > valve where only the caps were stolen, which is common. I only have a > few projects with valves stolen & there we used threaded ductile caps on > the nipples & locked the valves in the pump room. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ben > Young > Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2014 12:05 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: pump test header valves > > Bobby, > > Do you mean screw-on PVC caps, or the plastic break caps for FDC snoots? > > Thanks for the feeback everyone, I didn't realize this was so common. > I'll have to start recommending this to some of our clients in high > theft areas from now on. > > > Benjamin Young > > > On Wed, Apr 9, 2014 at 9:50 AM, Bobby McCullough > <[email protected] > > wrote: > > > We use 2.5" plastic caps. Not much value at the scrap yard. Take the > > > valves in the pump room and use a bicycle cable & lock to keep them > > from wandering off. > > > > Bobby McCullough > > Atlanta Sprinkler > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] > > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > > Morey, Mike > > Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2014 8:49 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: RE: pump test header valves > > > > They make test header outlets with male threaded outlets (basically > > the opposite of an FDC) with hose caps that you remove and then screw > > on hose valves that have a female swivel on the inlet side. Of course > > > there's still the risk of someone stealing the hose caps and/or brass > > adapteer fittings that provide the male hose thread, but at least the > > valves aren't sitting out there too. > > > > Mike Morey, CFPS, SET > > Planner Scheduler/Designer > > BMWC Constructors, Inc. > > 1740 W. Michigan St, Indianapolis, IN 46222 > > O: 317.651.0596 | C: 317.586.8111 > > [email protected] | www.bmwc.com > > > > ________________________________________ > > From: [email protected] > > <[email protected]> on behalf of Ben > > Young <[email protected]> > > Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2014 8:40 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: pump test header valves > > > > Last week I was at an ASCET meeting where a pump presentation was > given. > > > > Someone asked the presenter if it was allowed to remove the test > > header valves and keep them in the pump room to stop them from being > stolen. > > > > The presenter and few other attendees chimed in that this was ok, and > > nothing in 20 or 25 said the valves had to be constantly in place. > > > > I didn't think of it at the time, but now I'm asking myself how then > > do you keep debris out of the test header? The only thing I can think > > > of is that you would have to cap the nipples or if you remove the > > nipples, plug the holes in the test header. This sounds like it will > > cause problems down the road to me. > > > > Have you guys ever seen this done before? > > > > Benjamin Young > > _______________________________________________ > > 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-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) A problem well stated is a problem half solved. -Charles F. Kettering, inventor and engineer (1876-1958) _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org
