Good question. 
Yes we did and we pulled the top off the post as well to verify it was a valve 
issue and not the post. It also was completely covered in ivy leading us to 
believe it had not been exercised for many years despite inspection tags. W

Jeff
JB Fire Protection
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> On Nov 24, 2014, at 18:13, <[email protected]> <[email protected]> 
> wrote:
> 
> Did you check to see if it is a left hand valve? I've run into this in the 
> past. 
> 
> Mark at Aero
> 602 820-7894
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Nov 24, 2014, at 6:08 PM, "Jeff Bridges" <[email protected]> 
>> wrote:
>> 
>> We have a Post indicator valve that controls a single interior riser.
>> 
>> We discovered during routine testing the PIV is frozen.
>> 
>> The sign indicates it's in the open position and main drain test shows no
>> abnormalities from previous inspections.
>> 
>> We proposed replacing the PIV and valve- another company proposed yanking
>> the post, leaving the valve and simply adding a BFV on the riser.
>> 
>> Acceptable alternative?
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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