Is your sign-off stating that the design is compliant or that the installation matches the "approved" dwgs? There's a big difference.
Parallel would be #25- I don't think your 1" grid lines can feed those Kw25's, but the hangers are on, main drain matches orig, bell rings, ITM doesn't ask if the design is adequate- just that it appears to work. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Todd - FPDC Sent: Monday, April 05, 2010 8:09 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Pre-designed systems When I get asked to quote a modular job, I double my price for exactly this reason. Write letters to everyone up the food chain. Someone should pay attention. Of not, I bet there is a guy on the Forum that will. Sent from my iPhone On Apr 5, 2010, at 6:15 PM, tom poisal <[email protected]> wrote: > I have a predesigned system for an assisted living facility, 2- > stories, 40.000 sq ft, combustible construction, no attic areas, > modular construction ie: 2 hour seperation walls between units as well > as 2 hr ceiling, 30 minute self closing doors etc: whereas we > installed the lines in the factory.....each unit faces a common > hallway, thus two heads in bedroom and then kitchen, open hall and > then reverse unit (2 heads) or living room dining room, my prob is the > E.O.R. only performed a 2 head calc., now..... I have a corridor (5 > head calc) and dining area of 840 sq ft with no opening protection > thus requiring the additional heads in a calc.....right?? The 1" > system seems inadaquite, plus the 4" fire line and "Silver Bullet" > backflow have been reduced to a 2" line with a watts 709 .....I have > serious issues signing off on this...any help...oh yeah it's in NJ > What are my responsibilities? Alert the AHJ, the contractor has > already snubbed me, "they designed it with the info > avaiable"....helpless in PA > _______________________________________________ > 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:Sprinklerforum- > [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)
