what is being proposed to you is a line on a riser nipple off of the main NOT return bends. The return bend is there for a reason and what is being proposed to you does not serve the purpose. The suggestion should be rejected.
Garth ----- Original Message ----- From: "A.P.Silva" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2008 11:08 PM Subject: Return Bends > I have a situation, dry system running in heated space below the attic in > part of the building. In other parts, within the attic space. Where it is > running in the heated area, sprinklers are pendent type. So the need for dry > pendents or return bends. The contractor doesn't want to install individual > return bends for each pendent head (for cost reasons). Instead he is > proposing to make the entire branchline as the return bend. The branchline > to have a riser at the connection to the main. Then from the branchline drop > down directly to each pendent head. Any problems? > > Tony > > _______________________________________________ > 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)
