I believe that was the Reliable ZX. It was like a cross between the Omega and the previous central institutional heads. If I recall correctly, the stopped making it because it had so many parts, and was too expensive to make. They called it their 'Cadillac' of sprinklers.
Yes, here it is: http://www.reliablesprinkler.com/sprinklers_products.php?cid=5 You can find it halfway down the page or so in the middle column. Apparently they only sell it overseas now. -Ben On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 4:29 PM, David de Vries <[email protected]>wrote: > Yes, there are still plenty of Omegas and the other Central o-ring > sprinklers out there. > > Tested new, they are supposed to open at 5 psi; used ones like the 50 year > old samples sent to UL are supposed to operate at 7 psi. Among the o-ring > sprinklers, there were reported failures as high as 70 psi, I believe. UL > reported ones in the lab that did not open at 40+ psi. Not common, but a > few anyhow. If you are the one in a hotel room with only one sprinkler and > it is one of those 40+, you might have a problem in a fire. > > BTW there was a model by RASCO that at first glance looked a lot like an > Omega. I do not think the RASCO had any problem. > > Dave > > David A. de Vries, P.E., CSP > Firetech Engineering Incorporated > 2715 Harrison St. > Evanston, IL 60201 > Tel: 847-733-0944 > Fax: 847-866-6255 > > > > --- On Thu, 9/17/09, Autry, David <[email protected]> wrote: > > > From: Autry, David <[email protected]> > Subject: RE: Chewable topic.....Omegas > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Date: Thursday, September 17, 2009, 10:11 AM > > > If I remember correctly, the Omegas wouldn't open at 7 psi. The one I set > off from my collection seems to stick on the o-ring, but otherwise worked > fine. If you only have 7 psi on your sprinklers, you've got bigger problems > than "sticky" o-rings. (see sawmill from yesterday's post) > > David Autry > Plans Examiner > Nebraska State Fire Marshal's Office > 246 S. 14th Street > Lincoln, NE 68508 > 402-471-9659 > 402-471-3118 fax > www.sfm.ne.gov > > ** Note new email address: [email protected] > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Ben Young > Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 10:00 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Chewable topic.....Omegas > > When I worked in Raleigh, we pulled some out of the basement of a church > downtown. This was during a renovation of the basement space to turn it > into a donation center, so it wasn't like they were only doing this because > they were Omegas. I managed to snag four from the dumpster for my > collection. The one that I set off with a lighter did manage to pop open, > which was nice to know. This was a little over three years ago now. > > The other interesting thing about this church was that they had sprinkler > protection in the steeple, and instead of using an antifreeze or small dry > system, they opted to use a non-listed recirculation pump to keep the > piping > from freezing during the winter. > The amazing thing is that the city of Raleigh inspectors allowed this. If > you ever have the pleasure of working in Raleigh, you will know why that > is. > > -Ben > > On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 10:26 AM, Ron Greenman <[email protected] > >wrote: > > > We have eleven in the college where I work in an otherwise > > unsprinklered building. Four are along a wall in an office. They used > > to "protect" an opening/pass thru. The other seven are on one side of > > a double door that opens into the public side of the financial aid > > office. They used to "protect" something else also but I need to start > > working and the story is long and rambling. You are saved by the > > bell. > > > > On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 6:24 AM, Chris Cahill <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > For a small company we find them often enough. Maybe a new site every > > > couple weeks. Then there are a bunch of regulars that elected not to > > > replace. > > > > > > Chris Cahill, P.E. > > > Fire Protection Engineer > > > Sentry Fire Protection, Inc. > > > > > > 763-658-4483 > > > 763-658-4921 fax > > > > > > Email: [email protected] > > > > > > Mail: P.O. Box 69 > > > Waverly, MN 55390 > > > > > > Location: 4439 Hwy 12 SW > > > Waverly, MN 55390 > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [email protected] > > > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Todd > > Williams > > > Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 8:08 AM > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: Chewable topic.....Omegas > > > > > > I walked into a school to do a small consulting job regarding > > > obstructions and discovered that they still had Omega sprinklers > > > installed. (My immediate sarcastic reaction was that since there is a > > > good chance the Omegas may not work, do the drain pipes really cause > > > an obstruction?) How many of you out there are still finding Omegas > > > installed? Any statistics on how many were sold vs. how many were > > > replaced under the program? > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Sprinklerforum mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum > > > > > > For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] > > > > > > To Unsubscribe, send an email > > to:[email protected]<to%[email protected]> > <to%[email protected]<to%[email protected]> > > > > > (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Ron Greenman > > Instructor > > Fire Protection Engineering > > Bates Technical College > > Tacoma, WA > > > > Member: > > SFPE, ASCET, NFPA, AFSA, NFSA AFAA, WSAFM > > _______________________________________________ > > Sprinklerforum mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum > > > > For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] > > > > To Unsubscribe, send an email > to:[email protected]<to%[email protected]> > <to%[email protected]<to%[email protected]> > > > > (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) > > > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum > > For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] > > To Unsubscribe, send an email > to:[email protected]<to%[email protected]> > (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum > > For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] > > To Unsubscribe, send an email > to:[email protected]<to%[email protected]> > (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum > > For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] > > To Unsubscribe, send an email > to:[email protected]<to%[email protected]> > (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) > _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://fireball.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)
