Todd Williams     

  
Fire Protection Design/Consulting
  
Stonington, CT
  
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> Per fire code, this building has a minimum fire flow requirement of 1,500 gpm 
> with reduction for sprinklers, and depending on gross area, it may be more.   
>  I don’t want to veer too far off topic here, but we have an INSIDIOUS 
> problem with water supply deterioration in San Diego and this may well be an 
> endemic issue on a broader scale.      When I started in the trade (an era 
> now known as the Before Times), much of SoCal’s water systems were brand new 
> and the expansion of our suburban built environment meant that infrastructure 
> had to be developed to facilitate growth, especially in LA, Orange and San 
> Diego Counties.      Many of the water systems were commissioned with well 
> over 100 psi static pressures and high-high residuals and 6,000 gpm flow 
> capabilities.    These have diminished due to increased demand as more and 
> more meters are connected to these zones, and also because some of the zones 
> with especially high pressures have actually been “turned down” by the 
> systems operators (both muni and private), because they found over time that 
> 120 psi residual pressure leads to all sorts of surge- and hammer-related 
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> The problem,    as you have here, is that if the owners of properties 
> affected by these changes aren’t informed by the water purveyors that they 
> now have 40-60 less psi of working pressure.    No much you can do about 
> organic pressure drops, but when the sysop intentionally reduces the pressure 
> and doesn’t advise its ratepayers…      like, wow.      And this is going on 
> right now in my home region.      Try to explain to a property owner that 
> they may have to put in a fire pump because the fire official that serves 
> them is holding them accountable for the operational strategies of the water 
> department that serves them, and they’re the SAME municipality.       Seems 
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> Back to this one – if the FD can’t draw 1,000 gpm from the public water 
> supply, then THAT is what needs to be investigated.      I know that we’re 
> all in the business of selling work, but there’s more than a touch of 
> Stockholm Syndrome in the acceptance of this fate by both ownership and the 
> fire protection community.      I’m a consultant, so my first advice to this 
> owner would be get a stool and take it to city hall and go from department to 
> department – fire, water, economic development, city attorney – and get up on 
> that stool and start screaming as loudly as possible that this agency or that 
> agency has put them in a corner that will cost 6-figures that they’ve not 
> been reserving in the operation of this building.      Even if the owner has 
> religiously kept up an NFPA 25 ITM program, there would have been NOTHING 
> they could do to mitigate or pre-empt this deficiency and it’s most certainly 
> not the responsibility of private property owners to assure that the water 
> purveyor and serving fire department are on same page regarding the delivery 
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> The code hasn’t changed, it’s the water supply that dropped.      Code says 
> the building owner must maintain fire/life safety systems in accordance with 
> codes and standards in effect when the building was certified for occupancy, 
> unless use and occupancy class change.      Has the occupancy class changed, 
> or is the building still being used for what it was originally certified for? 
>      If no change, then what I would do (advising the owner as a consultant, 
> or as the owner myself) is to respectfully send a letter to the city attorney 
> or city manager depending on type of government model, and respectfully 
> decline to conform to any notice of correction that I received.      If the 
> building was approved with a manual standpipe, and it’s still 4-stories high 
> and hasn’t changed use, then it’s still required to have a manual standpipe.  
>          The fire official is not empowered to make a code exception and 
> require them to have an automatic one and I’d call them on that.        If 
> you want to get involved that’s your choice, but if you start down this path 
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> From:   Kyle.Montgomery  <[email protected]>
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>   Subject:  [Sprinklerforum] Re: [External]Re: Water Tank for Standpipe
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> Agreed. Also, if they can’t support a manual standpipe calculation, how are 
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>  Among the issues I have to suggest you ask is "why" the city supply has 
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> On 7/1/2024 10:03 AM,  [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])  
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> >  I may be completely off base on this    but, if the city supply can’t 
> > supply 1000 gpm to the site and it could at some point in time, it sounds 
> > like they have an issue with their underground piping.    They need to 
> > start looking for a partially closed isolation valve in their system.    
> > It’s either that or an obstruction in their line.    Either way, I don’t 
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> > From:   Brian Harris  <[email protected]> 
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> >   To:  Discussion list on issues relating to automatic fire sprinklers  
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> >   Subject:  [Sprinklerforum] Re: Water Tank for Standpipe
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> > From:   Fpdcdesign  <[email protected] (mailto:[email protected])>
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> >   Subject:  [Sprinklerforum] Re: Water Tank for Standpipe
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> > > On Jul 1, 2024 at 9:25 AM,  <Brian Harris 
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> > > Yes, it’s a manual wet standpipe. Problem is the city supply has dropped 
> > > a fair amount and now the standpipe test won’t pass.
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> > >  Brian Harris, CET
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> > > From:   Fpdcdesign  <[email protected] (mailto:[email protected])>
> > >   Sent:  Monday, July 1, 2024 9:21 AM
> > >   To:  Discussion list on issues relating to automatic fire sprinklers  
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> > >   Subject:  [Sprinklerforum] Re: Water Tank for Standpipe
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> > > Isn’t this a 4 story building? Below the high rise threshold, I assume. 
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> > > > On Jul 1, 2024 at 9:09 AM,  <Paul Kimble (mailto:[email protected])> 
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> > > > Has anyone done a valued engineering survey of the city water supply 
> > > > and compared the original water test provided to the current. Is the 
> > > > city supply a gravity fed system or a system utilizing pumps? There may 
> > > > have been a pump down when you performed your last test or there maybe 
> > > > valves within the city supply that are partially open causing your 
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> > > > From:   Eric Rieve  <[email protected] (mailto:[email protected])>
> > > >   Sent:  Monday, July 1, 2024 8:27 AM
> > > >   To:  Discussion list on issues relating to automatic fire sprinklers  
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> > > >   Subject:  [Sprinklerforum] Re: Water Tank for Standpipe
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> > > > I have the feeling that messing around with something complicated like 
> > > > a break-tank and having to rearrange your fire pump wouldn’t be worth 
> > > > it compared to simply installing a 30-minute duration dry hydrant on 
> > > > the property. It would be a lot larger tank but would guarantee you 
> > > > have a dedicated water supply volume just for standpipes.
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> > > > If your city water supply has already lost 25% of it’s capacity, trying 
> > > > to design a work-around based on the new number is just setting the 
> > > > property up for having to go through the entire exercise again when the 
> > > > supply gets even worse. Taking the standpipe demand out altogether also 
> > > > benefits the sprinkler system’s design longevity since you’ll have 
> > > > significantly reduced the demand going forward.
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> > > > From:   Brian Harris  <[email protected] 
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> > > >   Sent:  Monday, July 1, 2024 7:53 AM
> > > >   To:  Discussion list on issues relating to automatic fire sprinklers  
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> > > >   Subject:  [Sprinklerforum] Re: Water Tank for Standpipe
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> > > > Yes,  &  yes. My question was since the system was designed and 
> > > > installed the water supply now is about 3/4 of what it was. We are 
> > > > looking to supplement the city supply with a water tank since the fire 
> > > > truck shuts down before we can get the 1000gpm. The city supply is 
> > > > running out of water. I was curious as to the sizing of a supplemental 
> > > > tank. I see if it’s only supplied by a tank, it needs a 30-minute 
> > > > duration. Since the city is capable of supplying “most” of the demand I 
> > > > looking for the best way would be to properly size a tank.
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> > > > From:   Travis Mack  <[email protected] (mailto:[email protected])>
> > > >   Sent:  Monday, July 1, 2024 7:45 AM
> > > >   To:  Discussion list on issues relating to automatic fire sprinklers  
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> > > >   Subject:  [Sprinklerforum] Re: Water Tank for Standpipe
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> > > > I doubt that school is tall enough to    be a high rise. Manual is 
> > > > allowed per NFPA 14. Do you know what a manual standpipe is? If so, 
> > > > contact the AHJ to find out what they require you use as a supply 
> > > > value.    A manual standpipe has its supply as the FDC. So calculate as 
> > > > the FDC as your supply with the values the ahj provides. It’s likely 
> > > > going to be something like 150 psi at 1000 gpm.   
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> > > >  From:    Brian Harris  <[email protected] 
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> > > >   Sent:  Monday, July 1, 2024 4:38:05 AM
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> > > >   Subject:  [Sprinklerforum] Re: Water Tank for Standpipe
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> > > > From:   Yasser Amer Ahmed  <[email protected] 
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> > > >   Sent:  Monday, July 1, 2024 6:44 AM
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> > > >   Subject:  [Sprinklerforum] Re: Water Tank for Standpipe
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> > > > As per NFPA-14, 5.2 (2024 Ed.) 5.2 Minimum Supply for Class I, Class D, 
> > > > and Class III Systems. The minimum water supply shall be capable of 
> > > > providing the system de1nand established by Chapter 10 for at least 30 
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> > > >   Subject:  [Sprinklerforum] Re: Water Tank for Standpipe
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> > > > duration is 30 minutes.    So that is how you would size a tank.   
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> > > >   Subject:  [Sprinklerforum] Water Tank for Standpipe
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> > > > We have a project where the water supply has degraded a good bit since 
> > > > installation was completed. Sprinkler system and pump test all pass but 
> > > > the standpipe test runs out of water. Only thing I can think of to help 
> > > > would be a water tank but how would you even size one since the 
> > > > “duration” of a standpipe test is open ended? Any other thoughts?
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