Ken, Ken, Ken, when will you learn. You have obviously not had the extensive training that Greg's EOR has from the Potter Website.
Craig L. Prahl, CET Fire Protection Specialist Mechanical Department CH2MHILL Lockwood Greene 1500 International Drive PO Box 491, Spartanburg, SC 29304-0491 Direct - 864.599.4102 Fax - 864.599.8439 [email protected] http://www.ch2m.com -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of ParsleyConsulting Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2010 5:38 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: pull stations Greg, Call him back and read him this paragraph, and ask him to explain in his drilled training what it means: 1.2.1 The purpose of this standard shall be to provide a reasonable degree of protection for life and property from fire through standardization of design, installation, and testing requirements for sprinkler systems, including private fire service mains, based on sound engineering principles, test data, and field experience Of course, from the 2007 NFPA-13. Curious how life safety is first in NFPA-13, isn't it? Once again, out on that limb and furiously sawing behind himself. -- PARSLEY CONSULTING Ken Wagoner, SET 760.745.6181 voice 760.745.0537 fax [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> e-mail www.ParsleyConsulting.com <http://www.ParsleyConsulting.com> website Greg McGahan wrote: > EOR just called me again, and I quote: > > "Fire alarms are life safety and supposed to go off way before the sprinklers > activate. Sprinklers are for property protection and not life safety. This > has been drilled in to me through training" > > He said the fact that the Potter website references NFPA #72 stating that > failure of the (releasing panel) shall not impair the operation of the > sprinkler system proves that.....(I don't get that either) > > Well now I know, and here I have been thinking that what I do is important. > > But the pull station/releasing device problem is solved at least. > > Greg McGahan > > Living Water Fire Protection > (850) 937.1850 | Fax (850) 937.1852 | Cell (850) 554.3231 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Greg McGahan > Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2010 1:51 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: pull stations > > No, that would be too simple.... I am the contractor and the EOR is saying it > in is in our scope of work, no big deal. The issue is that he didn't want the > "releasing devices" tied into the alarm system and wanted them installed in > accordance with NFPA #13. The "RD" specified by the AHJ to be electric (this > is the AHJ's brainchild/requirement) and that it should electrically release > the solenoid on the Preaction valve. He said NFPA #72 doesn't apply to the > "RD's". > > I said no way. BTW, the AHJ said no way as well. He wants the "Pull Stations" > monitored for integrity, so if there is a bad wire, etc they get a trouble > signal. > > Greg McGahan > > Living Water Fire Protection > (850) 937.1850 | Fax (850) 937.1852 | Cell (850) 554.3231 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Forest Wilson > Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2010 10:32 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: pull stations > > I would suspect the problem is the EOR may be telling the sprinkler > contractor it is his scope of work, not the alarm contractor scope of work. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2010 11:22 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: pull stations > > Ok, so is there a problem with his definition? By NFPA 72 definition a > pull station is an initiating device. Its actuation initiates a response. > So in the case of the preaction system it is an initiating device since it > initiates opening of the PA valve. > > Whatever it's called, whether it be pull station or releasing device is > pretty much irrelevant. > > > Craig L. Prahl, CET > Fire Protection Specialist > Mechanical Department > CH2MHILL > Lockwood Greene > 1500 International Drive > PO Box 491, Spartanburg, SC 29304-0491 > Direct - 864.599.4102 > Fax - 864.599.8439 > [email protected] > http://www.ch2m.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Greg McGahan > Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2010 11:03 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: pull stations > > Got an engineer telling me that a "pull station" wired to a non-interlock > pre-action system is NOT an alarm device and is part of the sprinkler system > per NFPA #13. He is calling it a releasing device and not a "pull station" > by definition. > > ???thoughts? > > Greg McGahan > > Living Water Fire Protection > (850) 937.1850 | Fax (850) 937.1852 | Cell (850) 554.3231 > _______________________________________________ > 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) > > _______________________________________________ > 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) > _______________________________________________ > 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) _______________________________________________ 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)
