I've run into a lot of other thumbs too, but was always taught 16-32 fps since shortly after they invented water.
At 02:27 PM 6/25/2010, you wrote: >The question was asked because a specifying engineer is requiring 15 fps >on all pipes - including existing piping for a 6 story retrofit. The >existing system calculations indicate velocities of 34 fps. :-) Vince Sabolik Christi Fire Protection, Inc. 11351 Pearl Road Strongsville, Ohio 44136 T 440 572-7730 F 440 572-7719 Email: <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected] _______________________________________________ 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)
