It could, but there's the possibility of returning to the PolyB days of burning down the house we're trying to save, and it still wouldn't comply with Relmark's directive (I assume) which is 24 hours, period.
I do know from talking to either Top or Ginny that there had been a case where the good guy fitters either turned the heat on, or maybe turned on the AC to take away some of the humidity in a condo (this is from memory), after a repair, waited twice the cure time before returning it to service, and before they were back at the shop, the pump had kicked on because a fitting came loose- and there was water damage. Remember when insurance was real tight and if you used CPVC, you had trouble getting insurance? That's why they went to 24 hours, since the above example indicates, even with a well-trained crew, reputable firm, took at least 2 extra steps, still a loss. So the bar Relmark set is for their insureds, others are free to try anything they want. And I'm not saying that there aren't alternatives. But absent 3" pipe repaired in subzero where the cure time might be 2 weeks, we are sticking with their policy even if we don't HAVE to- its OUR loss runs that are considered at renewal each year, OUR policies being scrutinized. Given our growth and increased limits, I know we pay a lot for insurance. I just don't want it to be more than it should/could be- not to mention the black eye of dampening your customer's building, red tape, bad reputation, etc. I certainly didn't fight with the customer who wanted their residential bldg restored before 24 hours of cure time- I understood and respected their concerns. I also got a Hold Harmless letter so like their clients, I slept well that night. As did my agent and casualty underwriters :) George Church Trying to find certainty in an uncertain world -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of art Sent: Monday, October 22, 2007 12:09 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: Plastic cure times A novice question: Could a heat lamp or other heat source reduce the cure time if only a few joints are involved so an entire system is not out service for over 24 hours? _______________________________________________ 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)
