And it makes your pipe sizes go up no mater how good the water is which is why I try to talk the specifier out of 20 fps on dry systems at least- huge capacities are not good
-----Original Message----- From: Cliff Whitfield [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, June 25, 2010 1:31 PM To: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: RE: limits on velocity Therein lies the problem. I see this all of the time and most are very reluctant to remove their restrictions. It must come from something they learned in plumbing or HVAC but the ones I deal with are usually adamant about keeping it. And boy does it ever make your pipe sizes go up. I feel your pain. Cliff -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Travis Mack, SET Sent: Friday, June 25, 2010 1:27 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: limits on velocity 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. :-) On 6/25/2010 11:22 AM, Vince Sabolik wrote: > ALWAYS WAS rule of thumb. And I got an old thumb... 16 fps for underground > > > > > 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) > _______________________________________________ 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) _______________________________________________ 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)
