Gayle, Perhaps our regulations in New Jersey would be of assistance. John Drucker, Fire Protection Subcode Official, NJ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------
STATE OF NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BUREAU OF SAFE DRINKING WATER SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT REGULATIONS (N.J.A.C. 7:10) ADOPTED: November 4, 2004 7:10-10.4 Installation (a) The approved physical connection installation shall be installed on the customer's side of the water meter on the pipe(s) conveying the water from the public community water system into a facility, shall be installed as close to the meter as is reasonably practicable, and shall be prior to any other connection, unless such other connection is also protected by means of an approved physical connection installation. For a fire service line, the approved physical connection installation shall be installed prior to the alarm check and siamese connection. (b) The approved physical connection installation shall be installed so as to allow easy access, with adequate space for maintenance, inspection, and testing. No part of the device shall be submerged or subjected to freezing temperatures unless such part is thermally protected. (c) The approved physical connection installation shall not be installed in a pit or vault. 1. This subsection shall not apply to any physical connection installation operated under a current physical connection permit issued before the operative date of this chapter until such time as the existing physical connection installation is replaced or modified _______________________________________________ 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)
