If the room goes to 130 overall, I would think there would be hotter areas where the heat is dispensed? You would then have to follow the guidelines in 13 and place thermometers to catch highest temp for period of time. I am assuming that the heaters would change location in each space. So I would say No to #1 for intermediate. Armed fire watch may be the best solution. #2, It is against code to reuse sprinklers yes?
R/ Matt Matthew J. Willis Norred Fire Systems L.L.C. 318-387-1134 Voice 318-387-1163 Facsimile [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Thomas Watt Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 7:21 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Bedbug Treatment Hello group, Several months ago I was sent to remove the (12)sprinklers from a hotel room so that it could be heat treated for a bedbug infestation. This process involves heating the room to over 130 degrees. My instructions were to remove the sprinklers and replace with nipple/caps until the next day when the sprinklers could be replaced. I know in many cases the heating equipment is truck mounted and the heating ducts are stretched into the unit to be treated. In this case, the heater/blowers were all portable units. In retrospect, with all of these appliances in this unprotected space in an occupied wing of this hotel, this was a catastrophe waiting to happen. 1) Could I have replaced the 155* heads with intermediate temp heads? 2) Could I reuse these heads for the next bedbug job? _______________________________________________ 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)
