Hello I have a FTP-5-C in my shop now with listing labels on it. Gets installed Tuesday.
Saturday, October 27, 2007, 4:09:27 PM, you wrote: > Yes they do! The Fire X trol line is both UL and asme compliant. (If you > have attended the AFSA convention in Phoenix, you should have received or > will shortly receive the CD for sizing , listing and product selection) For > those not in attendance look on line. > Thom McMahon > Firetech, Inc. > 2560 Copper Ridge Dr > Steamboat Springs, CO 80488-2136 > Tel: 970-879-7952 > Fax: 970-879-7926 > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2007 10:56 AM > Subject: Re: 13-R Anti freeze conversions/ new question >> 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) -- Best regards, Charles Thurston Coastal mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ 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)
