Contact the engineering department at UGA or GA Tech. They could probably help you out. That is beyond what most of the testing labs we deal with could handle.
At 04:32 PM 6/23/2010, you wrote: >I checked the archives and do not see a response to Forest's post. Does >anyone know of a lab to test for sodium silicate? > >Thanks! > >Bobby McCullough >[email protected] > > > > >Testing lab for sodium silicate? >Forest Wilson >Sun, 26 Apr 2009 20:34:26 -0700 > >Does anyone know where I can send a sample to be tested? I think this >system >may contain sodium silicate. >We pulled an existing 1X1/2 Rc and there is a deposit about 1/2 in >thick, hard as a rock. It would certainly not allow the sprinkler to >operate. We also found a thick, white liquid (paste in texture) inside >another rc. >System is on city water, 20 years old. >_______________________________________________ >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) 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)
