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Mike Cabral ---- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Amtrol does NOT manufacture an expansion tank listed for fire protection > use. The Standard requires a LISTED expansion tank. > Young Engineering is the only company currently manufacturing expansion > tanks listed for fire protection use. > > Forest Wilson > Cherokee Fire > > > > > In a message dated 10/25/2007 6:33:20 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > I would suggest you consider Amtrol's Fire-X expansion chamber, I found them > to be a bit cheaper, they assist with sizing (glycerin's expansion is much > less than a glycol-water mix so the chamber size is smaller than glycol) and > will send you the selection paperwork and sizing help. I asked about > software and was told "soon". It was a benefit for me that they were in New > England (RI) too. > Build a closet, insulate it and heat it. > > Funny you mention mid-landings. We started doing them as well, more for > liability reasons. We also do Bathrooms if they have any in their Basement. > We're seeing a trend for a half bath in many single and multi residential > projects lately, and garages under the living areas in part of the Basement > or stepped up, attached. I just do a 2 or 4 head calc (if they have that > many) on the dry heads for the garage. > > Tom > GRS > > > Not to mention a listed expansion chamber. Which in some cases is the most > expensive part of the equation. > > Richard L. Mote CET > Designer > Rowe Sprinkler Systems, Inc > > > > > NEW Question: > > Our practice has always been to protect under stair mid-landings in 13D. > > There is no specific requirement to do this but we have always felt the > > this is protection for the "Main Route of Egress" which only makes sense > > if your entire system is only to provide enough time for the occupants to > > safely leave the home. What have others been doing and why? > > > > Thom McMahon > > > > > > I assume that these systems are not CPVC since CPVC is incompatible with > > most antifreeze. > > > > Paul J. Pinigis, P.E. > > Chief Life Safety Engineer > > > > > > We have been asked to convert many (100+) existing 13-R systems to > > anti-freeze. The valve groups are > > installed in unheated garages (with heat tape) but the garages are > > sprinklered and freeze > > occasionally. Garages cannot be isolated for dry sidewalls due to > > configuration. All homes are owned > > by a single company. > > > > My basic question: Is this a good idea? Wouldn't it be cheaper in both > > the long and short run to heat > > garages to 40+ F? These are in the NE USA but below the Mason Dixon > > line. Comments welcome. > > > > > > 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) > > > > > > > > ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com > _______________________________________________ > 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)
