Sure is an interesting thought though. On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 2:45 PM, George Church <[email protected]> wrote: > If you can have a well with sufficient refresh and capacity, you can oversize > the well pump and have a reliable water supply which fulfills either (1) or > (4) depending on semantics/definitions. And what's APPROVED. We happened > across a 36" diam well with 3,000 gal in it, oversized the well pump, > connected it to the sprinklers and a new gang bath in this housing project, > and saved the customer $25,000. > > My understanding is the same as Cliffs, but upon re-reading the original > text, no-it does NOT say that a FIRE pump must be used, just that IF you > install a fire pump, do it per #20. > Betcha that wasn't the intent of the committee. > > > George Church' > Rowe Sprinkler > [email protected] > 570-837-7647 > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of David Blackwell > Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2011 4:58 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: 2010 NFPA 13R 9.3 > > The code text in 2010 NFPA 13R 9.3 mentions only "pump", not "fire pump" as > the minimum standard requirement. Is that correct? > [I read the commentary to both 9.3 and 9.4 and began to doubt whether a > non-fire pump could be used. It is clear that 9.4 code requires, where used, > a fire pump must meet NFPA 20; however, I don't read 9.3 as actually > requiring a fire pump be used to meet the "pump" indicated in 9.3(1) or > 9.3(4).] > > Perhaps my brain will work better in the morning while still fresh... > > > Respectfully, > > David W. S. Blackwell, II, PE, CFPE > Engineering > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > Office of State Fire Marshal > 141 Monticello Trail > Columbia, SC 29203 > Phone: 803.896.9833 > Fax: 803.896.9806 > Email: [email protected] > OSFM Website: http://www.llr.state.sc.us/firemarshal.asp > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > > _______________________________________________ > 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) >
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