The Navy has engineers, who write specifications, and sometimes hires other engineers to perform this function. They are the ones who should decide the type of pipe for this unusual situation.
Making the decision yourself, or suggesting the type yourself is not wise. Ed Vining On Thu, Jul 24, 2008 at 5:18 AM, Rick Green <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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] > > > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum > > To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[EMAIL PROTECTED]<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) > -- Ed Vining 4819 John Muir Rd Martinez CA 94553 925-228-8792 _______________________________________________ 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)
