Hello Todd,

We pump into em with 200 for the final with no problems. Last one was about
90 feet underground.

Friday, May 15, 2009, 2:43:55 PM, you wrote:

> Has anybody tried pumping 150 psi into an FDC piped with 40 ft of 
> CPVC? Are there water hammer issues? Can the glued fittings handle 
> it? Any additional restraint required? The listing issue may be one 
> thing, but the actual installation may have some unforeseen consequences.



> At 02:28 PM 5/15/2009, you wrote:
>>As Long as the pipe is not exposed or if it is it meets the normal
>>restrictions for cpvc, it should be ok.
>>
>>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 R Richardson
>>Sent: Friday, May 15, 2009 12:25 PM
>>To: [email protected]
>>Subject: RE: CPVC w/o water between riser and FDC
>>
>>In this particular case it is a run of about 40 ft. through some sprinklered
>>rooms.  Still seems OK?
>>
>>Rich Richardson
>>Seattle Fire Department
>>
>> >>> "Steve Leyton" <[email protected]> 05/15/2009 10:07 >>>
>>We have never been concerned with this and I'd say it's standard
>>practice on most 13R systems throughout the Southwest.   It's generally
>>a short run of pipe if the FDC is on the wall.
>>
>>Steve Leyton
>>Protection Design & Consulting
>>San Diego, CA
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: [email protected]
>>[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of R Richardson
>>Sent: Friday, May 15, 2009 10:04 AM
>>To: [email protected]
>>Subject: CPVC w/o water between riser and FDC
>>
>>We are reviewing a proposal for a wet pipe sprinkler system using CPVC pipe.
>>However, there is a run of CPVC pipe between the FDC and the riser that is
>>dry, is this standard practice or acceptable?
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>Rich Richardson
>>Seattle Fire Department
>>
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> Todd G. Williams, PE
> Fire Protection Design/Consulting
> Stonington, Connecticut
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 Charles Thurston                            mailto:[email protected]
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