John,
For me, when it comes to ITM work following the procedures in -25,
there had better be a very good reason "why not" for any of the testing
and/or maintenance requirements in that document. I won't descend into
drama regarding inoperable hose valves, however, it does strike me as
unsettling to know that something of such a critical impact on fire
fighting activities might be of little use, or impaired from it's
intended function.
I'd sleep better at night knowing I had dealt with the client's
complaints, while knowing I had followed the guidelines to the letter.
"Nobody else was doing it" is a very limited impact reason to deviate
from the standard.
I know it's easy for me to opine in that manner, it's not _*my*_
business or _*my*_ clients being impacted, however I think this is the
best way to deal with such conditions.
sincerely,
*Ken Wagoner, SET
*Parsley Consulting***
*350 West 9th Avenue, Suite 206
*Escondido, California 92025
*****Phone 760-745-6181*
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On 01/11/2017 6:22 AM, John Irwin wrote:
This came up in discussion today: We have an inspector who came in a
few years ago and did everything 100% by the book. Including
exercising hose valves. But then it turned out that not many companies
in the area have been doing that so now he’s working hose valves that
have not been operated in years. This sometimes causes the stems to
leak because they had need been used in so long. Customers are pissed
because they went 10 years with no problems, we get the contract, and
now there is a problem. So (before I took over the department) we
stopped working the valves. Well previously mentioned inspector knows
I like to be by the book so he brought this to my attention. However
if nobody else in the area is working them, I don’t want to cause
grief to our clients either.
What say you?
**
*John Irwin - CET*
*Division Manager – Fire Sprinklers ***
*Critical System Solutions, LLC*
*License Number: FPC16-00053
*2830 Scherer Drive, Suite 300
St. Petersburg, FL 33716
Office: 727.209.5122
Fax: 727.209.5126
Cell: 813.618.2781
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