Charles, As an aside from any code restriction,I once had a new controller that got flooded,allowed to dry (about 2 months),then installed thinking it was o.k. At the acceptance test we learned the controller would not work because all the contact plates in the switches had rusted.So you must be mindful pf these types of problems.this was about 25 years ago so circuitry may have changed significantly.Just my thoughts.
Lamar Vaughn,SET ---- Charles Thurston <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello sprinklerforum, > > I have a location where the boilers, domestic water pumps, backup > generator and diesel fire pump are located in the same mechanical space. > To make a long story short one of the boilers "blew out" a couple of > bolts, The ensuing hot water spray was focused on the Fire Pump > Controller.... When they got the water shut off and someone opened the > door to the controller I was told the water was about 2 feet deep inside > the controller (only a 6 inch lip at the bottom). Priced them a new > fire pump controller, jockey pump controller, and air compressor. Jockey > pump control 1 foot to the left and air compressor 6 inches to the right of > the fire pump controller. NOW they want to energize the pump controllers > and "see if they work" since they have had 2 days to "dry out". Can > anyone site me the code references in the 2007 NFPA that does not allow > leaving these items in service after this much internal water exposure? I > am digging in the books now but have not found it yet. > > Yes the electronics circuit boards toward the bottom of the FP control > were under water. > > -- > 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)
