I wasn't thinking static test, I was thinking actual water flow
At 05:25 PM 5/15/2009, you wrote: >Same here! We test all of our systems including the FDC to 200/2hrs. If it >has an FDC your required to test same as all 13, even if 13D. > >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 Charles >Thurston >Sent: Friday, May 15, 2009 1:18 PM >To: Todd Williams >Subject: Re[2]: CPVC w/o water between riser and FDC > >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 > >> > >>_______________________________________________ > >>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) > >> > >> > >>__________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus > >>signature database 4080 (20090515) __________ > >> > >>The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > >> > >>http://www.eset.com > >> > >> > >> > >>__________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus > >>signature database 4080 (20090515) __________ > >> > >>The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > >> > >>http://www.eset.com > >> > >>_______________________________________________ > >>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) > >> > >>_______________________________________________ > >>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) > > > Todd G. Williams, PE > > Fire Protection Design/Consulting > > Stonington, Connecticut > > www.fpdc.com > > 860.535.2080 > > _______________________________________________ > > 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) > > >-- >Best regards, > Charles Thurston mailto:[email protected] > Coastal Fire Protection > >_______________________________________________ >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) Todd G. 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