Oh, Thom, calm down. Go shoot something :) and get it out of your system Seriously, we all know there is overkill, pick up any govt job spec! But Todd, while we are trying to protect the building frm catastrophic loss, lets not lose sight of the one loved one in a bed, room on fire, the building structure is not likely to be involved in a catastrophic loss, but it would be a catastrophe if the LIFE SAFETY aspect of what we do was neglected and we lost this one.
glc -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Thom McMahon Sent: Monday, December 01, 2008 1:46 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: variable public water supply, THE SEGUE In that case a 2 million gallon tank and both electric and diesel fire pumps and don't calc a design area, do the whole building flowing, and install a loop underground supply and new access road on all sides, wet horizontal standpipes with hose connections at every entry/exit point. Then build it out of all fire proof construction, and allow no flammable or combustible materials inside the building, make it bomb proof, flood proof, tornado proof and don't forget the seismic. Just how far do you want to go to protect your client from any possibility? (And the eternal question, "At what point does the owner say this is ridiculous!" and get someone else that's "More Reasonable".) All these things are in the NFPA box of tools, but should we try to apply them to every project? Thom McMahon, SET Firetech, Inc. 2560 Copper Ridge Dr P.O. Box 882136 Steamboat Springs, CO 80488 Tel: 970-879-7952 Fax: 970-879-7926 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Todd Williams Sent: Monday, December 01, 2008 11:27 AM I always understood that it is our responsibility to provide a system that protects a property from catastrophic fire damage. And that the "best interest of the property owner or client" is for us to meet that goal. If it results in bigger pipe sizes, larger orifices and serious overflow, then so be it. We should not go overboard, but should take varying circumstances into account that may be outside of the strict NFPA box. Just my opinion....... Todd G. Williams, PE _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field)
