He meant churn pressure to calculate flow from I/T valve. On Wed, Mar 11, 2026, 7:35 AM Fpdcdesign <[email protected]> wrote:
> The intent of the ITC is to simulate the flow of one sprinkler in order to > test the alarm activation. The fire pump has nothing to do with it. There > is no measuring the flow from it. However, if you colleague is going to > pitot an ITC, call me. I want to watch. > > Todd Williams > Fire Protection Design/Consulting > Stonington, CT > 860-608-4559 > > > On Mar 11, 2026 at 5:54 AM, <Teaster1974 <[email protected]>> wrote: > > I have a colleague that says must use fire pump rated pressure to > determine flow from inspector’s test connection. I said its a restricted > orifice to represent a sprinkler head flowing. Therefore pump pressure is > negligible. Who is right? > _________________________________________________________ SprinklerForum > mailing list: > https://lists.firesprinkler.org/list/sprinklerforum.lists.firesprinkler.org > To unsubscribe send an email to > [email protected] > > > _________________________________________________________ > SprinklerForum mailing list: > https://lists.firesprinkler.org/list/sprinklerforum.lists.firesprinkler.org > To unsubscribe send an email to > [email protected]
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