I would suggest redoing the flow test and using a playpipe for better accuracy. If the first test was done with an open hydrant butt and a factor or 0.9, you may find that the estimate was too conservative.
Paul J. Pinigis, P.E. Chief Life Safety Engineer -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joe Burtell Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2008 11:58 AM To: SprinklerFORUM Subject: Water Supply I have a project where the system demand with hose allowance exceeds the city supply by 31 GPM. It's still under the curve but the city flow test was 1210 and my system demand is 1241. Is there anything in the codes that allows me to exceed the city capscity? Best regards, Joe Burtell, SET, CFPS Burtell Fire Protection, Inc. Phone: 406.652.7697 Fax: 406.652.7743 Cell: 406.861.4507 _______________________________________________ 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)
