Return bends are required when water supply is a raw source, mill pond, or open top reservoirs.
David Autry Plans Examiner Nebraska State Fire Marshal's Office 246 S. 14th Street Lincoln, NE 68508 402-471-9659 402-471-3118 fax www.sfm.ne.gov -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Todd Williams - work Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2007 2:20 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: Industry Standard Are you getting significant sediment build-up with potable water? At 03:06 PM 4/24/2007, you wrote: >Don't you have any problems with sediment buildup in >the drops when coming directly off the bottom? We have >seen too many installations where this has occurred >and we were called in to make repairs and told by the >Owner to use return bends (armovers) and come off the >top of the branch line fitting and never the bottom. >The first preference is off the top of the branch, the >second is off the side, and the last choice (resort) >was off the bottom. It was always made clear to us >that the bottom was only to be used if there was no >way to use either of the first two preferences. > >Just inquiring. > > >Loren Johnson - CFPS, CET >Fire Protection System Consultant >The Hitchcock Company >Peoria, IL >--- "Gregg Key, SET" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Kelly > > > > The rule of thumb varies with whoever you are > > trying sell it too. > > Generally when we don't install them center of tile, > > we at least try to make > > them line up and keep the plate off of the grid. > > When possible, we try to > > hit center of tile with drops coming straight out of > > bottom. > > > > > > Gregg Key > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Sprinklerforum mailing list > > [email protected] > > >http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum > > > > To Unsubscribe, send an email > > to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) > > > > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >http://mail.yahoo.com >_______________________________________________ >Sprinklerforum mailing list >[email protected] >http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum > >To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >(Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) Todd G. Williams, PE Fire Protection Design/Consulting Stonington, Connecticut 860-535-2080 www.fpdc.com _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field)
