Rod, There are a few things to be cautious of. We considered using pools for several projects and opted not to for a few reasons including the following:
1) Safety - A fire pump will pull a pretty strong draft on a swimming pool. There is a story on CNN.com right now about a 6 year old girl who was disembowled after being on top of the drain of an emptying kiddie-pool. That was without any mechanically induced suction. On top of the risk of a horrific injury like that, there is the obvious threat of drowning someone. 2) Structural damage from buoyant forces on the pool from emptying it quickly - this probably isn't a problem for you, but for outdoor pools in areas with a high water table, it can happen. 3) Corrosion issues - chlorinated pool water is pretty nasty to metal pipe. Just a few things to keep in mind. Good luck, Steve Kowkabany, P.E. Fire Protection Engineer Neptune Fire Protection Engineering LLC 216 Seagate Avenue Unit B Neptune Beach, FL 32266 904-652-4200 Phone 904-212-0868 Fax -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rod DiBona Sent: Friday, July 06, 2007 12:28 PM To: [email protected] Subject: pool as water source I am wondering what if there is anything I should know about using an indoor swimming pool as the water supply for a fire pump in a new motel. This is not a high rise building and this is the only source. I think this is somewhat common but we have never done this. Anything to be aware of? Thanks for your replies. Rod DiBona V.P. of Sales Rapid Fire Protection [EMAIL PROTECTED] 605-348-2342 ph _______________________________________________ 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)
