Ok, I may have missed this in the discussion, but what did the plans and spec. call for? Design per 13R? If this eng. Is as lame as it sounds he is most likely he's not an FPE. Just a ME who "I've been doing this for years." Well as I see it he can require greater than 0.05 GPM/SF or 12x12 spacing only if he asked for it in the bid doc.'s, if not and he still wants it, he can forward your C.O. to the owner, for making it that way.
As Ken said: Increased meter size Increased pipe size Increased number of sprinkler heads Delay of project Increased burden, OH Profit Insurance Bond cost Stacking of trades Lost efficiency from delay Increased supervision for increased crew size Compressive acceleration of schedule Pay a couple of hundred bucks and get an FPE registered in CT to write a nice letter stating that what the EOR wants is in excess of what is required by the codes or standards (and Spec. if that applies). Now you're ready when he forwards your C.O. to the Arch. With a recommendation to Deny it. Thom McMahon, SET Firetech, Inc. 2560 Copper Ridge Dr P.O. Box 882136 Steamboat Springs, CO 80488 Tel: 970-879-7952 Fax: 970-879-7926 _______________________________________________ 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)
