Just to clarify, the trip test valve will be used yearly, 2 of the 3 years are a "partial" trip test where you need only leave the supply valve cracked open. The reasoning is this tests the valve's actuation without filling the entire system with water, generally you just fill the riser pipe as long as your quick to shut it off (prevents you from having to drain all the low points etc). The quarterly tests of the water flow alarm are the only test that may be done with the air bleed, the annual test is designed to test the funcionality of the valve, where the quarterly test focuses only on the alarm device itself. Mike Morey, SET Sprinkler Designer BMW Constructors, Inc. O: 317.651.0596 | C: 317.439.2695 www.bmwc.com <https://owa.bmwc.com/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.bmwc.com>
________________________________ From: [email protected] on behalf of Ed Kramer Sent: Thu 3/31/2011 2:08 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: dry system trip test connection Thank you Ron, Tom and Mike. Looks like the trip test valve is used at least every 3 years, and as often as every year if air can't be bled off at the dry valve. Ed Kramer _______________________________________________ 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)
