For what it's worth, NFPA 291 is not a standard, it's a "recommended practice", also in most jurisdictions it's not adopted as a law/rule/etc. Also the only "body" material in NFPA 13 (and 24) states the volume and pressure are to be determined from waterflow test data or other approved method. I would track down whether or not it's enforceable at all and go from there to fight that fight. A letter from the FD that did the test might go a long way as well.
Mike Morey CFPS 3229 • NICET S.E.T. 123677 Project Manager • Fire Protection Group Shambaugh & Son, LP an EMCOR Company 7614 Opportunity Drive • Fort Wayne, IN • 46825 direct 260.487.7824 / cell 260.417.0625 / fax 260.487.7991 email [email protected] From: Jamie Seidl via Sprinklerforum <[email protected]> To: Sprinklerforum <[email protected]> Cc: Jamie Seidl <[email protected]> Date: 06/03/2020 07:56 AM Subject: Water Supply Test Sent by: "Sprinklerforum" <[email protected]> BE ADVISED - This email originated outside EMCOR. Hello Forum, I have an odd situation that I haven't come across before. We requested a water test and received a water test from the fire department for a project that incorporated a private hydrant. The test was performed on the private hydrant but since there was only a single hydrant on the private side of the water supply, the fire department placed the static and residual gauge on the #4 test cock on the discharge of the containment backflow preventer. I don't see an issue with this, but it was flagged in plan review and the plans were rejected based on the fact that the test was not done in an approved manner, since NFPA 291 never references using any other outlet for a static/residual reading. Has anyone worked through this, or possibly have a reference I can point the plan reviewer to other than the obvious "it's just static and residual"? Thanks Forumites... Jamie Seidl General Manager Century Fire Protection_______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org__;!!FaxH778!MIa6--_1vAWWljchCOikDjwcX8gjlLkPhpDhuXAdoQPLHplzjt5NKk1Zw1gEBiAL$ This message is for the named person's use only. It may contain confidential, proprietary or legally privileged information. No confidentiality or privilege is waived or lost by any mistransmission. If you receive this message in error, please immediately delete it and all copies of it from your system, destroy any hard copies of it and notify the sender. You must not, directly or indirectly, use, disclose, distribute, print, or copy any part of this message if you are not the intended recipient.
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