Hello Greg, Depending upon how many outlets, Use the outlet as a guide for a Hole Saw and use mechanical "T"s. We just did a job where all the pipe was fabed in the field with mechanical "T"s... No way to re-galvanize the inside of the pipe after outlets are welded on. Close to 250 outlets on that job.
Friday, May 25, 2007, 3:40:01 PM, you wrote: > This is just a comment on a previous thread where I was looking for > information on the restriction against using 1/2" thread, 8.0 k sprinklers > in new installations. > The results were that the AHJ and myself contacted NFPA. I was told that if > a 3rd party, a PE in this case, approved the use then it should be > considered an "equivalency". He also researched the issue and believes the > intent was to serve as a benchmark for testing and development of new > sprinklers back in 1985. The AHJ was told by the same person that code > states it therefore all NFPA could do was read it and tell him what it > states. He did NOTHING to reiterate what he told me about the intent or the > 3rd party equivalency, and YES he was aware that this was the same > situation. > End result is that the AHJ required us to reorder the pipe with 3/4" > outlets. > Personally, I am frustrated that the entity we PAY to belong to, PAY for the > code books from can not help an AHJ make a reasonable decision whether in > our favor or not when we need it. > Thank you AFSA and other forum members who help in thousand of cases like > this to give good information and proper guidance. > Greg McGahan > Living Water Fire Protection, LLC > 1160 McKenzie Road > Cantonment, FL 32533 > 850-937-1850 > Fax: 850-937-1852 > _______________________________________________ > 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) -- Best regards, Charles Thurston Coastal mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ 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)
