Wouldn't the insurance carrier also have some interest in this procedure?Seems you wouild be giving his lawyers a chance for a "Field Day" in court if a failure occured and it was learned that proper maintenance as directed by the standard had not been conducted.Just a thought.
---- David de Vries <[email protected]> wrote: > Seems I recall that this type issue has come up in the past -- perhaps it was > smoke alarms or heat detectors, or some such. In any event the owner was VA > or other large, multi-building owner and they developed a program that was > statistically sound in reducing the frequency of testing without > substantially altering the reliability of the system. The concept went thru > an NFPA committee (wish I could remember which) and was accepted. Closest > thing I can find in 25 is Section 1.3 and A.1.3. > > My suggestions (as long as the full 10 minute run time is not showing signs > of overheating or unusual noise/vibration): > > - talk to the owner about budgeting for a pump replacement in next few years, > - continue doing weekly starts, but cut the run time to a few minutes, just > long enough so that pressure is built up and the seals are wetted (determine > the length of run time based on those criteria and anything else suggested by > forum members - Tom D., George C., Thom M. etc. thoughts??), > - do the full 10 minute run test once a month, > - document, document, document, > - promptly repair any anamoly that shows up. > > If the weekly test run time gets down to 1 to 2 minutes 3 times per month, > the total time for the month has been reduced by more than half and may > extend the life of the pump. Problems with starting on pressure drop, not > running at all, not building up pressure, etc. will be apparent even with the > reduced run time. > > BTW I cannot tell you how many owners I have come across who rely solely on > the annual pump test. It does not run the rest of the year. When I ask them > for records of their weekly tests, I get "huhhh???" in response. > > Dave > > David A. de Vries, P.E., CSP > Firetech Engineering Incorporated > _______________________________________________ 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)
