Yep. I know the routine. I used to enjoy the challenge of finding ways to satisfy the unknowing that they could accept. Over the years, I came to enjoy finding ways around them. In my old age, I much more enjoy finding them a new job inspecting children’s playground equipment at McDonalds. As they say “ Life is short…”, skip the first two, offer them the opportunity to learn their job or just head on over to McDonalds! Sometimes reality sucks doesn’t it? On a related note, whatever happened to the idea of Qualification based hiring practices for Municipal employees?
Mark at Aero 602 820-7894 From: Sprinklerforum [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Richard Mote Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2018 9:08 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Ceiling Grids and Flex Drops My first thought was to tell him to prove to me that they would. But we do a lot of work in this guys playground so I have to play nice. -----Original Message----- From: Mark.Phelps <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> To: sprinklerforum <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Sent: Wed, May 30, 2018 12:04 pm Subject: RE: Ceiling Grids and Flex Drops I would ask him if he really believes that a corporation as large and old as Viking would be stupid enough to put a new product on the market that would behave that way?!? Okay, sure, that’s probably not your best solution, but wasn’t that fun to think about for a few minutes? Mark at Aero 602 820-7894 From: Sprinklerforum [mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]?>] On Behalf Of Richard Mote Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2018 8:59 AM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: [EXTERNAL] Ceiling Grids and Flex Drops I have a AHJ that is questioning the use of Flex Drops especially the Victaulic ones. He says that they are so flexible that when a sprinkler goes off the jet effect is going to lift the sprinkler up through the ceiling. I told him that the drops are mechanically attached to the ceiling grid and in order to lift up they would have to lift the entire weight of the ceiling grid, ceiling tiles, the lights and HVAC diffusers. His answer prove, it either by letter from the manufacturer or from someone a lot higher up the food chain than either he or I am. Or something specific in NFPA 13 that says he is wrong. Richard Mote Design Manager [http://www.rowesprinkler.com/emailsig/Email_Sig_Logo.jpg] W: 877.324.ROWE • F: 570.837.6335 PO Box 407 • 7993 US Route 522, Suite 1 • Middleburg, PA 17842 505 A Cornerstone Court • Hillsborough, NC 27278 RoweSprinkler.com • [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__lists.firesprinkler.org_listinfo.cgi_sprinklerforum-2Dfiresprinkler.org&d=DwMFaQ&c=wn3mZQLIuInh2ClcJ0_DIA&r=dLwiR71i_XhSFqam3ZLeaFLiQJ3cDTUB0ReB4-yDDcg&m=0qQ5-CqbQGDtmFRDyiI56PRfKkkCeQq0B-ueau_CALs&s=HyEo4D7xnDmySUhEcpP-xl8rR2hnWL6ZVVwIWwnGLAQ&e=>
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