I agree that it would be a waste to simply dispose of perfectly good sprinklers, and I personally would have no problem with someone reusing them for such an application.
Paul Pinigis, P.E. Life Safety Department Head -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Thomas Watt Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 1:05 PM To: [email protected] Subject: * Possible Spam *Re: Bedbug Treatment I know what the code says but it seems wasteful to use these heads for 24 hours and then throw them away. I got the feeling that the profit margin on this job was pretty slim already. As far as firewatches go, having to rely on hotel staff for this does not make me feel confident at all. Especially when the management wants this all done quickly and quietly.(hush-hush) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Pinigis" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 11:40 AM Subject: RE: * Possible Spam *Bedbug Treatment Installing intermediate temperature sprinklers seems like the most sensible approach, but you could not reinstall them elsewhere because they are now "used". Paul Pinigis, P.E. Life Safety Department Head -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Thomas Watt Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 8:21 AM To: [email protected] Subject: * Possible Spam *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) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------- Internal Virus Database is out of date. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.233 / Virus Database: 270.10.16/1930 - Release Date: 2/2/2009 7:51 AM _______________________________________________ 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)
