anywho.... thanks my Forum-- You are not in kansas anymore .. And Thanks to everyone whom might add to this thread
> On Aug 27, 2014, at 9:50 PM, Brad Casterline <[email protected]> wrote: > > Sorry Bobby your post was more about my estimate of price, than capacity. I > am astounded though, I guess because I live in Kansas, and am pushing 60. > Interesting study in value. > >> On Aug 27, 2014, at 9:14 PM, Brad Casterline <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Thanks Bobby but I am not questioning the math for coming up with the size. >> I'm envisioning everyone standing around for a couple hours watching 1200 >> GPM -- add some ice cubes and you got one hellofa bucket challenge >> >>> On Aug 27, 2014, at 9:05 PM, Bobby Gillett <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> I have designed a view jobs with 200,000 gallon tanks in the past. At that >>> time, Travis' estimate was real close. I have had a customer (large retail >>> distributor) that had enough water from the local municipality with a fire >>> pump and later added a second pump and a water storage tank for back up. >>> That tank was approximately 200,000 gallons as well. It's not unheard of >>> and sometimes where they build it is necessary. >>> >>> Bobby Gillett >>> Living Water Fire Protection >>> Cantonment, FL >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>>> On Aug 27, 2014, at 8:15 PM, Travis Mack <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> Used to budget tanks at $1 per gallon. So your price estimate way low. >>>> That was about 10 years ago. >>>> >>>> Look up tire storage. Rolled paper. Flammables. Foam systems. Big water >>>> demands. Supply IFC fire flows and easily hit that size. >>>> >>>> Travis Mack, SET >>>> MFP Design, LLC >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>>> On Aug 27, 2014, at 5:58 PM, Brad Casterline <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Do any of you who have to pin a disclaimer to what you think happen to >>>>> know if there will be some more thought given to this subject? I've never >>>>> been anything other than a designer so I have no idea what a half a >>>>> million gallon above ground water storage tank costs but I bet it's at >>>>> least 50 grand. Why? How can an automatic system require so much? >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> 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 >> _______________________________________________ >> 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
