Wait a minute. Are you saying you found a dry system where the accelerator is actually ON?
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of ETHER BARLOW Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2009 10:02 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: 10 yr old accelerator 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 > > > > > > . > > > > > > > > Visit our blog: www.cherokee-fire.blogspot.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > NOTICE: The information contained in this email is intended to be > > solely for the use of the named individual or entity to which it is > > directed and may contain information that is privileged or otherwise > > confidential. It is not intended for transmission to, or receipt by, > > anyone other than the named addressee (or a person authorized to > > deliver it to the named addressee). It should not be copied or > > forwarded to any unauthorized persons. If you have received this > > electronic mail transmission in error, please delete it from your > > system without copying or forwarding it, and notify the sender of the > > error by reply email or by calling Cherokee Fire Protection Co. at > > 888-347-3079 toll free. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: ETHER BARLOW <[email protected]> > > To: sprinklerforum <[email protected]> > > Sent: Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:43:48 -0700 > > Subject: 10 yr old accelerator > > > > We have a facility that is 10 yrs. old and it has a CENTRAL Dry Pipe > > valve > > Installed with a Central "Model A" Accelerator. The dry vale is tripping > > with only .5 psi pressure drop. Does the accelerator have an adjustment > > or > > is it just a bad one that needs to be replaced. > > > > -- > > My Thanks to You! > > > > Ether J. Barlow > > Cell 702-375-1228 > > _______________________________________________ > > 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%3asprinklerforum-requ...@fire sprinkler.org> > <to%[email protected]<to%253ASprinklerforum-request @firesprinkler.org> > > > > (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%3asprinklerforum-requ...@fire sprinkler.org> > <to%[email protected]<to%253ASprinklerforum-request @firesprinkler.org> > > > > (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) > > > > > > -- > 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]<to%3asprinklerforum-requ...@fire sprinkler.org> > (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) > -- My Thanks to You! Ether J. Barlow Cell 702-375-1228 _______________________________________________ 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) _______________________________________________ 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)
