The federal Virginia Graeme Baker Pool & Spa Safety Act is where to find the minimum rules regarding all suction openings at pools. It was signed eight years ago. You might find this pool as fire pump water source idea a bit tricky to pipe up to comply with the act when getting into the details. Also consider the thought, “What better place to protect my self from this fire than to jump into this pool?”.
Allan Seidel St. Louis, MO > On Mar 7, 2016, at 11:35 PM, å... .... <[email protected]> wrote: > > Back in the early 90's I heard Marriot was using pools as water sources in > some of their hotels in less developed areas. It is a matter of > engineering to make the suction safe, not dogmatic prescription or fear of > litigation. It is what a professional is paid to do: design for life > safety. I would install a metal plaque memorializing the design, > operating conditions and warranty voids, etc. Then I would add my name > on it. > > Yes, chlorine comes in many oxidatoin states when used as a anti-microbial > agent. Dependding on the salt chlorine is applied with, it can be > aggressively corrosive. Being a residential type application, it seems > reasonable that much of the pipe could be plastic. Tap the jockey pump into > fresh water, nonethelss. > > Regarding an underground tank, if not plastic, the tank may not last 20 > years, which seems like a lot, until you have to pay to replace it. > > > > > Scot Deal > Excelsior Risk/Fire Engineering > gsm: +420 722 141 478 > _______________________________________________ > 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
