Tom, Talk to Bruce Coe at Xerxes. They've done gray water recycling for fire protection (i.e.: using gray water from run-off to supply the system). Obviously no tank to sell but I'm sure they're always looking for markrt opportunities.
Bruce Coe Xerxes work 503/653-1604 work fax 503/653-1890 other 612/963-7561 On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 4:04 PM, Tom Duross <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I wonder if anyone here has ever come across a client who wants to "green" > their systems. > My situation.. > > I have a new client with a brand new "green" building, 18 floors plus 6 > levels of parking for quarterly and annual testing. > In one of our meetings they were battling with the contractor who installed > their grey water system because it's not working right. > They asked me why their sprinkler system wasn't as "green" as their plumbing > or hvac, etc. Hmmmmm... > > I told them of the thousands of gallons of water we waste every year between > the fire pump and sprinkler system testing. > Just wait until we have to do the standpipes again! How about piping that > to the grey water tanks?, I asked. > > They replied, and justly, about how murky and dirty all that water would be > and what would they have to do to clean it. > Would that make it not worth while? Sprinkler water still isn't metered > here but I'm sure that will change some day. > They grey water systems use roof drainage to flush urinals and water closets > in the public restrooms. > > Has anyone ever here done this? Did they install any type of treatment? > I know when I test the pump it's clean, right out of the DI main but that > sprinkler water that's been sitting for three months.... > > Anyone care to share experiences? > > Thanks > > Tom Duross > > _______________________________________________ > 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) > -- Ron Greenman at home.... _______________________________________________ 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)
