What if you ran plastic, CPVC is approved for fire protection above grade per 
NFPA 13.  See 6.3 of NFPA 13, 2007.






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
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-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rick Green
Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2008 8:19 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Deperming Pier


I am installing a dry pipe system (no sprinklers) supplying four hose valves on 
a pier.

The dry pipe valve assembly is located in a heated area.  Extending out from 
the dry pipe valve assembly  is 6" galvanized steel pipe.  The steel pipe is 
routed below the pier out to the  location of four hose valves.

The pier is used for Deperming ships, submarines.

Deperming is a procedure for erasing the permanent magnetism from ships and 
submarines<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Submarines> to 
camouflage<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camouflage> them against magnetic 
detection vessels and enemy marine 
mines<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_mines>.

Anyway, there is about a 200' section of the pier that requires that all 
materials be non-magnetic.

*        Galvanized steel pipe that NAVY specified obviously want work.

*        CPVC plastic pipe will not work because installing dry system - 
correct on this right?

*        Provided them pricing for stainless steel, copper, brass and now they 
want pricing for Aluminum,.

So a few questions

o   Ever used aluminum pipe for sprinkler installations?

o   Is there some other pipe type that I am not thinking about

Help would be most appreciated.

Rick E. Green
District Manager
East Coast Fire Protection, Inc.
1113 Cavalier Boulevard
Chesapeake, Virginia 23323
757/485-7486(p), 757/295-0956(direct), 757/328-0131(cell) [EMAIL PROTECTED]

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