RE: Dual floor control assembies

2011-10-28 Thread Eric Tysinger
From: sprinklerforum-boun...@firesprinkler.org [mailto:sprinklerforum-boun...@firesprinkler.org] On Behalf Of George Church Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2011 6:38 PM To: sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org Subject: RE: Dual floor control assembies You mean feeding half the floor off east standpipe, half off

RE: Dual floor control assembies

2011-10-27 Thread George Church
forum-boun...@firesprinkler.org [mailto:sprinklerforum-boun...@firesprinkler.org] On Behalf Of George Church Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2011 4:17 PM To: sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org Subject: RE: Dual floor control assembies There would have to be or a single flow would set off all WFSs since it would ac

RE: Dual floor control assembies

2011-10-27 Thread Eric Tysinger
inkler.org [mailto:sprinklerforum-boun...@firesprinkler.org] On Behalf Of George Church Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2011 4:17 PM To: sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org Subject: RE: Dual floor control assembies There would have to be or a single flow would set off all WFSs since it would act as a bi

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2011-10-27 Thread Ron Greenman
ems, Inc. > PO Box 407, Middleburg, PA 17842 > 877-324-ROWE 570-837-6335 fax > g...@rowesprinkler.com > > > > -Original Message- > From: sprinklerforum-boun...@firesprinkler.org [mailto: > sprinklerforum-boun...@firesprinkler.org] On Behalf Of Garth W. Warren >

RE: Dual floor control assembies

2011-10-27 Thread George Church
335 fax g...@rowesprinkler.com -Original Message- From: sprinklerforum-boun...@firesprinkler.org [mailto:sprinklerforum-boun...@firesprinkler.org] On Behalf Of Garth W. Warren Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2011 3:00 PM To: sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org Subject: Re: Dual floor control a

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2011-10-27 Thread Garth W. Warren
I believe there is a requirement for check valves at each connection. Garth - Original Message - From: "Ronl.Fletcher" To: Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2011 1:13 PM Subject: Dual floor control assembies Is anyone aware of a prohibition against having two floor control assemblies

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2011-10-26 Thread Ronl . Fletcher
[mailto:sprinklerforum-boun...@firesprinkler.org] On Behalf Of Ed Kramer Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2011 11:08 AM To: sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org Subject: RE: Dual floor control assembies If my memory serves me correctly, there was a time when NFPA 14 prohibited it. My 2003 edition doesn't ha

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2011-10-26 Thread Sharon Alves
:08 AM To: sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org Subject: RE: Dual floor control assembies If my memory serves me correctly, there was a time when NFPA 14 prohibited it. My 2003 edition doesn't have it. So if it was prohibited, it was in an edition older than 2003. Ed Kramer Littleto

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2011-10-26 Thread Ed Kramer
If my memory serves me correctly, there was a time when NFPA 14 prohibited it. My 2003 edition doesn't have it. So if it was prohibited, it was in an edition older than 2003. Ed Kramer Littleton, CO > -Original Message- > From: sprinklerforum-boun...@firesprinkler.org [mailto:sprinklerf

RE: Dual floor control assembies

2011-10-26 Thread Ronl . Fletcher
...@firesprinkler.org] On Behalf Of Eric Tysinger Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2011 10:46 AM To: sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org Subject: RE: Dual floor control assembies I've seen it done quite a few times. In my opinion, not best practice, service nightmare down the road. Yes the signs are req

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2011-10-26 Thread Charles Thurston
Hello Ronl.Fletcher, There are a few high rises here setup that way around here... BIG thing is the alarm company has to put the flow switches on different points so it can be verified that BOTH work during the test. Inspectors need to know to look for 2 flow alarms from each floor and have a w

RE: Dual floor control assembies

2011-10-26 Thread Eric Tysinger
-boun...@firesprinkler.org] On Behalf Of Morey, Mike Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2011 1:32 PM To: sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org Subject: RE: Dual floor control assembies I'm not aware of a specific prohibition, and NFPA 13 2010 "6.7.4.3.1* Systems that have more than one control val

RE: Dual floor control assembies

2011-10-26 Thread Morey, Mike
I'm not aware of a specific prohibition, and NFPA 13 2010 "6.7.4.3.1* Systems that have more than one control valve that must be closed to work on a system or space shall have a sign referring to existence and location of other valves." would suggest to me it's OK as long as that requirement is