Just fun and anecdotal: I had an UG CPVC lead in rejected by the plumbing inspector because. she didn't believe it was rated for 160psi because it didn't say so on the pipe and she didn't care what the cut sheet said even if rated for 175, that it had to say160 on the pipe. Then she said the orange pipe was not approved for potable water because the orange came off and dyed the water. She also didn't accept my comment that she was inspecting something not in her jurisdiction. About that time the fire inspector showed up and stated she was playing in the wrong pond. Before the day was out THE FM and THE BO were both on site telling her to back off.
On Fri, Jan 8, 2016 at 7:41 AM, Brian Harris <[email protected]> wrote: > Cecil- > Thank you for the input. I contacted the GC this morning and let them know > we would not be doing it "the way they've always done it..." After > reviewing the CPVC data sheets that's the direction we're going. > > Brian Harris, CET > BVS Systems Inc. > bvssytemsinc.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sprinklerforum [mailto: > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Sprinkler > Academy - C Bilbo > Sent: Friday, January 08, 2016 10:39 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: Galvanized Pipe > > Brian, > > To further what my two friends have already said, not only is this a bad > idea, it is not permitted. Chapter 10 in NFPA 13 only allows the use of > galvanized steel as underground pipe when it feeds a fire department > connection. When this section is applied it must also be wrapped and > coated. The method for wrapping and coating must be approved. > > When the justification for doing something incorrectly is, "Because that's > the way we have always done it..." I think to myself, 'they just admitted > to always doing the wrong thing'. Then, I sit down with them and have a > cordial conversation about the best way to move forward. > > It should be recognized that the above is my opinion as a member of the > NFPA 13 Committee, and has not been processed as a formal interpretation in > accordance with the NFPA Regulations Governing Committee Projects and > should therefore not be considered, nor relied upon, as the official > position of the the NFPA, nor any of their technical committees. > > Sincerely, > > > Cecil Bilbo > Academy of Fire Sprinkler Technology > Champaign, IL > 217.607.0325 > www.sprinkleracademy.com > > [email protected] > > > > OUR STUDENTS SAVE LIVES!! > > > > > From: [email protected] > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Galvanized Pipe > > Date: Fri, 8 Jan 2016 13:49:43 +0000 > > > > Has anybody ever used galvanized pipe to go underground (slab) to get > from one side of an apartment breezeway to the other ? > > > > Brian Harris, CET > > BVS Systems Inc. > > Sprinkler Division > > bvssystemsinc.com<http://bvssystemsinc.com/> > > Phone: 704.896.9989 > > Fax: 704.896.1935 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > -- 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
