Insulation on a pipe with non-flowing water is pointless (except for temporary exposures to low temperatures). Insulation can only slow the transmission of heat from the pipe, it does nothing to produce heat.
Paul Pinigis, P.E. Life Safety Department Head -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Russell Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2009 3:34 PM To: AFSA Subject: Branch line insulation NFPA13 2007. Is 8.16.4.1.2 telling me that (steel) branch lines cannot be insulated (insulation only)? Also is it telling me that only small areas can be heat traced? We have always used dry or anti-freeze systems so I'm not up to date on this. Russell Rewis Brown Automatic Sprinklers, Inc. 107C Hemlock Street Valdosta, Georgia 31601 229-244-8130 [email protected] _______________________________________________ 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)
