For starters, branch lines tight to the bottom of steel. You would have to remove and reinstall a new system. Plus there is a lot if idle machinery in the way. If you saw it, you'd understand.
Sent from my iPhone On Jun 1, 2011, at 2:43 PM, Matt Grise <[email protected]> wrote: > Just curious - what prevents pitching in the basement? Could it be pitched to > several auxiliary drains? > > Matt Grisé PE*, LEED AP > Sales Engineer > Alliance Fire Protection > 130 w 9th Ave. > North Kansas City, MO 64116 > > *Licensed in KS & MO > > 913.888.0647 ph > 913.888.0618 f > 913.927.0222 cell > www. AFPsprink.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Todd - FPDC > Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2011 12:34 PM > To: [email protected]; [email protected] > Subject: Re: Dry system off antifreeze > > This is an existing industrial site with several vacant buildings. Several of > these are heated only for the sprinkler system. One particular building is > two level with a main floor and basement. The pipe cannot be pitched in the > basement but can on the main. A suggestion was floated to do antifreeze in > the basement and dry above. George's point about refilling the antifreeze > after the dry system trips is a very good one. My other concern was chemical > compatibility between the antifreeze and the seals on the dry valve. My > personal take us if they leave the basement wet with maintenance heat and do > the dry above is the most cost effective. > > The reason it was suggested was to decrease the amount of antifreeze solution > required. > > Good points, all. Keep em coming. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jun 1, 2011, at 12:59 PM, [email protected] wrote: > >> Why not expand the existing antifreeze system? >> Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry® >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Rod DiBona <[email protected]> >> Sender: [email protected]: Wed, 1 Jun 2011 >> 09:34:23 >> To: [email protected]<[email protected]> >> Reply-To: [email protected] >> Subject: RE: Dry system off antifreeze >> >> Interesting. Have never seen or done one. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Todd - FPDC >> Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2011 9:35 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Dry system off antifreeze >> >> Anybody done this before? Have a client that asked the question. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> _______________________________________________ >> 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) > _______________________________________________ > 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)
