American Fire Sprinkler Association
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TECHNICAL UPDATE
July 8, 2009
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TECHNICAL UPDATE & TECH TALK INDEX January - June 2009
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Issue: Technical Update January 9, 2009
Topic: Fire Pump Minimum Suction Pressure
Standard: 20
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Issue: Technical Update January 16, 2009
Topic QR Reduction for Single Interlock Preaction System
Standard: 13
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Issue: Technical Update January 23, 2009
Topic: Strain Relief for Underground Pipe
Standard: 20
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Issue: Tech Talk
Topics Comments Due March 6th for the Report on Proposals; 5-
Yr.Internal
Inspections for NFPA 13RCPVCPipe Required by NFPA 25?
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Issue: Technical Update February 4, 2009
Topic NFPA 13R Attic Design Density
Standard: 13R
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Issue: Technical Update February 12, 2009
Topic Visual Inspection of Sprinklers
Standard: 25
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Issue: Technical Update February 18, 2009
Topic: 1.2 Leg of Remote Area
Standard 13
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Issue: TechTalk February 2009
Topic: Report On Comments for NFPA 13/13R/13D, 20 and 24; NFPA issues
a New Report on Sprinklers; Wardrobe Units and Cabinets
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Issue: Technical Update March 6, 2009
Topic: Inspection of Sprinklers
Standard 25
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Issue: Technical Update March 26, 2009
Topic: Pipe Replacement
Standard: 13
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Issue: Technical Update April 1, 2009
Topic: Adequate Drain Size
Standard: 13
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Issue: Technical Update April16, 2009
Topic: Proscenium Opening Protection
Standard: 13
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Issue: Technical Update April 29, 2009
Topic: Remote Area Size
Standard: 13
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Issue: TechTalk April 2009
Topics: Retail Classification; Updating the Standards
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Issue: Technical Update May 21, 2009
Topic: Inspectors Test Connection
Standard: 13
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Issue: TechTalk May 2009
Topic: Updated Informal Interpretation Request Form
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Issue: Technical Update June 10, 2009
Topic: Water flow for an Auxiliary Dry System
Standard: 13
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Issue: Technical Update June 17, 2009
Topic: Shadow Area
Standard: 13
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Issue: Technical Update June 25, 2009
Topic: 5-Year Flow Test
Standard: 25
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Issue: Technical Update July 1, 2009
Topic: Technical Update & Tech Talk Index (January - June 2009)
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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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