Greg is correct. Attach a short GOE piece to another longer piece - for control - with a coupling sans the rubber. As long as the shoulder of the coupling will fit your groover you've got it made.
Garth ----- Original Message ----- From: "Greg McGahan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2008 2:43 PM Subject: RE: Grooving pipe > You can groove it as short as you can get couplings on it back to back. You > can go less than 4" with the right fitter. > > Thank you, > Greg McGahan > > Living Water Fire Protection, LLC > 1160 McKenzie Road > Cantonment, FL 32533 > 850-937-1850 > Fax: 850-937-1852 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2008 1:33 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Grooving pipe > > Victaulic has a 3-inch grooved nipple that is 4 inches long listed in their > catalog. > > John Hoffman, P.E. > Fire Protection Engineer > Facility Engineering Services, KCP, LLC > 2000 E. 95th Street > Kansas City, MO 64131 > Ph: 816-997-7213 > > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > .com> > Sent by: To > sprinklerforum-bo <[email protected]> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc > er.org > Subject > Grooving pipe > 05/15/2008 01:05 > PM > > > Please respond to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > resprinkler.org > > > > > > > What's the shortest piece of pipe that you can groove? > > I've heard different things based on different groovers. Say 3" dia., > sch. 10, black, rolled groove. > > > Craig L. Prahl, CET > Fire Protection Group > Mechanical Department > CH2MHILL > Lockwood Greene > 1500 International Drive > PO Box 491, Spartanburg, SC 29304-0491 > Direct - 864.599.4102 > Fax - 864.599.8439 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.ch2m.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) > > _______________________________________________ > 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)
