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TECHNICAL UPDATE
July 11, 2008
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TECHNICAL UPDATE & TECH TALK INDEX (January - June 2008)
Issue: Technical Update January 3, 2008
Topic: Fire Pump Minimum Suction Pressure
Standard: 20
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Issue: Technical Update January 16, 2008
Topic: Water Supply
Standard: 13
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Issue: Technical Update January 30 2008
Topic: Canopy Width
Standard: 13D
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Issue: Tech Talk January 2008
Topic: New Format Required for Hydraulic Calculations; Galvanized Pipe
When is it required for use in NFPA 13 Applications; NFPA 14-Standard
for the installation of Standpipes and Hose Systems is accepting
proposals
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Issue: Technical Update February 8, 2008
Topic: Projection Attached to Wall
Standard: 13
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Issue: Technical Update February 13, 2008
Topic: Inlet Gauge for Pressure Regulating Valve
Standard: 13/14
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Issue: Technical Update March 13, 2008
Topic: Ceilings and Discharge Density
Standard: 13
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Issue: Technical Update March 27, 2008
Topic: CPVC Branch Line Restraint Standard:
Issue: 13
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Issue: Technical Update April 25, 2008
Topic: Main Drains
Standard: 25
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Issue: Technical Update April 30, 2008
Topic: Clearance for Underground Entering the Building
Standard: 13
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Issue: Tech Talk April 2008
Topic: NFPA Accepting Proposals - Due May 30, 2008; FM Data Sheet
Access; Corrosion Resistance Ration
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Issue: Technical Update May 16, 2008
Topic: NFPA 13R Sidewalls-Distance from Walls
Standard: 13R
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Issue: Technical Update May 21, 2008
Topic: Tee Fitting in Fire Pump Suction Line
Standard: 20
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Issue: Technical Update June 4, 2008
Topic: Use of Deluge for Duct Cooling
Standard: IFC
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Issue: Technical Update June 13, 2008
Topic: Lag Screws
Standard: 13
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Issue: TechTalk June 2008
Topic: Improving the Standards; CPVC and In compatible Chemicals;
Mixing Sprinkler Types
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Technical Update is prepared by the Technical Services Dept. of the
AFSA: Vice President of Engineering and Technical Services Roland
Huggins, a PE registered in fire protection engineering; Phill Brown,
a NICET IV certified automatic sprinkler technician and NFPA Certified
Fire Protection Specialist (CFPS) and Tom Wellen, a degreed fire
protection engineering technologist. This is provided with the
understanding that the AFSA assumes no liability for this opinion or
actions taken on it and they are not to be considered the official
position of the NFPA or its technical committees.
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