Copper water pipe??? I haven't seen copper on a residential job in a long time. It's all pex, heat too. I swear pretty soon the studs will be made of plastic.
Tom Tom, That's not so far fetched. I recall reading a story where thieves had stolen aluminum light stanchions. They simple pulled them over knowing the bases were designed to break away upon being impacted by a vehicle. Obviously it takes an unscrupulous scrap dealer to make this work, which ultimately was the undoing of this criminal enterprise. In our own jurisdiction it was discovered that installed copper water pipe was being stolen from vacant and or buildings under construction. John A crew of amateurs were just arrested up this way, caught stealing storm drain and catch basin covers. Yes, heavy ductile iron covers and all for scrap value. Amazing. Tom Yes we have just recently encountered this situation in Philadelphia. One customer is missing 30+. We have purchased some new female swivels but I'm not optimistic that there is enough standardization for this easy fix in most cases. I suspect that the entire fitting will have to be replaced. Theft might be prevented by epoxy in the set screw recess. Burton Ford _______________________________________________ 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)
