I have always taken it to mean pipe that has been damaged, or otherwise forced out of position. Example: sidewall drop below the overhead door had been hit by truck and is now out of alignment.
It seems as if you are right that "alignment" was removed in the 2008 edt. due to it seeming to call for the inspector to be checking for installation errors, i.e. improper pitch. From 2008 handbook: "Note that installation issues such as piping pitch are not covered by the annual inspection required by 5.2.2." Matthew Mueller Metropolitan Fire Protection 175 Gordon St Elk Grove Village Illinois, 60007 P 847.758.9820 F 847.758.9822 C 847.602.3576 -----Original Message----- From: Gregg Key [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, March 14, 2011 9:12 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: misalignment question 2 OK now the plot thickens, Does anyone know why this word was put in the code and why it was taken out in the 2008 edition of NFPA 25? ( did it have anything to do with appearing to refer to pitch of pipe?) C.Gregg Key, SET Key Fire Protection Services,Inc Project Manager (O) 706-790-3473 (C) 706-220-8821 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Gregg Key Sent: Friday, March 11, 2011 4:10 PM To: [email protected] Subject: misalignment question Would anyone please give an example of what a misalignment of the sprinkler pipe would mean as far as nfpa 25 2002 edition 5.2.2.1 Thanks C.Gregg Key, SET Key Fire Protection Services,Inc Project Manager (O) 706-790-3473 (C) 706-220-8821 _______________________________________________ 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)
