FWIW, A hydraulic placard tells me (1) it is a hydraulically designed system 
and (2) The original design criteria. Everything else is superfluous. 

Todd G Williams, PE
Fire Protection Design/Consulting
Stonington, CT
www.fpdc.com
860-535-2080 (ofc)

> On Nov 7, 2014, at 4:29 PM, Pete Schwab <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> In states like Florida with a 2 tag system, a missing hydraulic placard is a 
> deficiency and automatically gets a red tag. That really makes building 
> owners happy.
> 
> Peter Schwab
> VP of Purchasing & Engineering Technologies
> 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sprinklerforum [mailto:[email protected]] 
> On Behalf Of Roland Huggins
> Sent: Friday, November 07, 2014 4:09 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: Hydraulic Placard
> 
> A starting point is to identify that it is a non-critical deficiency (along 
> with the categories for any other deficiencies).  Then the owner can 
> prioritize what is to be fixed and when.  If we could get some owners to just 
> fix the impairments, we’d be a long way down the road.
> 
> The discussion obviously will be different when the state requires tagging 
> and notification of the AHJ.  What do you guys and gals see in these states 
> on what to bring to the AHJ’s attention?
> 
> Roland
> 
> 
> Roland Huggins, PE - VP Engineering
> American Fire Sprinkler Assn.       ---      Fire Sprinklers Saves Lives
> Dallas, TX
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> 
>> On Nov 7, 2014, at 11:54 AM, Jeff Bridges <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>> An earlier thread brought up a good point and a common problem- 
>> Hydraulic Placards
>> 
>> Missing Hydraulic Placard is a common deficiency found during routine 
>> inspections.
>> 
>> Owners and AHJ's seldom (read never) have copies of the Approved plan, 
>> so the only method of re-determining these numbers can be costly and 
>> time consuming.
>> 
>> Owners scoff at the price and even the importance- AHJ's have waived 
>> the requirement on some instances leaving the Sprinkler contractor looking 
>> bad.
>> 
>> What's your experience on how do you react when it comes to the 
>> missing Hydraulic Placard?
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Jeff Bridges
>> 
>> JB Fire Protection Inc
>> 
>> (888) 523-4737 Fax (714) 285-0203
>> 
>> Fire Sprinklers Save Lives & Property
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