Woops, I left out the than. "rather THAN the pressure drop in numbers."
Is the owner getting accidental tripping? Ed On Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 7:02 PM, ETHER BARLOW <[email protected]> wrote: > The accelerator is tripping then of course the dry pipe trips. > > On Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 6:55 PM, Ed Vining <[email protected]> wrote: > > > What trips the properly operating accelerator is the rate of pressure > drop, > > rather the pressure drop in numbers. If it trips on a slow drop of 0.5 > > psi, > > it is at least in need of a good cleaning. If you opened the inspectors > > test and it tripped on that drop, maybe it is working properly. > > > > If you do decide to replace it, consider an electronic accelerator. > > > > Ed Vining > > > > On Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 6:48 PM, Forest Wilson <[email protected] > > >wrote: > > > > > What does the valve trip without the accelerator? > > > > > > > > > Forest Wilson > > > > > > Project Manager > > > Cherokee Fire Protection Co. > > > 3195 Dayton Xenia Rd Ste 900 > > > Dayton OH 45434 > > > > > > ph: 937-376-2333 > > > fx: 614-455-4324 > > > cell: 937-307-5647 > > > > > > > > > . > > > > -- Ed Vining 4819 John Muir Rd Martinez CA 94553 925-228-8792 _______________________________________________ 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)
