That's a shame, we always do hydraulic placards. I also switched to printed out ones that we laminate in thick stock so its legible, water-proof and UV resistant. They turn out about as thick as a credit card (IE, rigid plastic)
Benjamin Young On Thu, Jul 7, 2016 at 4:20 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > I don’t care what you call BOR. I’d be happy just to see a LEGIBLE and > COMPLETE Placard on each riser. Seems to be conveniently forgotten most > of the time along with as-builts. > > > > I typically show BOR at the NODE where I transition from UG to AG piping > materials (where I change C-Factors). > > > > > > > > > *Craig L. Prahl* > Fire Protection Group Lead/SME > *CH2M* > 200 Verdae Blvd. > Greenville, SC 29607 > Direct - 864.920.7540 > > Fax - 864.920.7129 > > CH2MHILL Extension 77540 > [email protected] > > > > *From:* Sprinklerforum [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Steve > Leyton > *Sent:* Thursday, July 07, 2016 4:10 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* RE: Base of riser on placards > > > > Since it’s intended to ID the demand residual pressure of a particular > design area, it would make sense to locate it at a gauge that can be easily > read to corroborate the available and demand pressures, no? We usually > pick a point about 3 feet off the floor, because it’s nearly always within > 12-18” of the gauge. > > > > Steve L. > > > > *From:* Sprinklerforum [ > mailto:[email protected] > <[email protected]>] *On Behalf Of *Ben Young > *Sent:* Thursday, July 07, 2016 1:06 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Base of riser on placards > > > > What's the general consensus on the location of the 'base of riser' for > hydraulic placards that everyone uses? See Figure A 24.5 in the 2010 > Edition of 13 and/or 24.5.2 > > I feel its supposed to be at the base of each sprinkler riser (where you > have multiple systems) where it ties into a common header. > > Others in my office think its where the incoming flange comes into the > riser room. > > If you have a vertical riser with a vertical backflow, then these two > points would be the same with either method in my line of thinking. > > Also, is the hose indicated on the placards supposed to be inside hose > only, or combined in and out? I just realized after reading this today > that it could only be referring to inside hose, but I've always put the > combined hose there... > > Thanks, > > > Benjamin Young > > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > > http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org > >
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