That is an important questions to ask. A lot of pre-engineered bldgs. have limited capabilities when it comes to support of suspended utilities. It is a question that needs to be asked before just leaving the old stuff behind.
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 Fire Protection Services Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2010 9:33 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: abandoned pipe Would this create a building weight load problem? Will the building support all of this weight? Chris Payne FPS Owensboro, KY -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Fletcher, Ron Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2010 8:24 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: abandoned pipe Some years ago we did an upgrade/replacement and abandoned the existing system in place. We even used some of the old mains as trapeze hangers for the new mains. I wasn't there but I heard that we had the inspector scratching his head trying to figure it out. I sent a picture into FPC Magazine for the "What's wrong with this picture" and was put in the mag. It looked awful but we could find no apparent code violation. Ron Fletcher Aero Automatic Phoenix, AZ -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Todd Williams Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2010 5:57 AM To: [email protected] Subject: abandoned pipe I was looking at a job yesterday where a new system had been installed about 15 years ago. Prior to that, they had a partial system which was capped off an abandoned above the new ceiling. (the new system provided coverage where the old system had previously). The old system still has sprinklers installed. I told the contractor that the sprinklers had to be removed. My question is does the pipe need to be removed as well? I couldn't find any specific code references for either. The job is in MA. Thoughts? Todd G. Williams, PE Fire Protection Design/Consulting Stonington, CT 860.535.2080 www.fpdc.com _______________________________________________ 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) No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.800 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2796 - Release Date: 04/07/10 13:32:00 _______________________________________________ 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)
