Thanks guys, I am trying to convince the architect that we can provide the necessary fire rating without the use of the sleeves. In the past, the mason's have just built the wall around the pipe with no problem. Not sure what's up with the architect on this one.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ron Greenman Sent: Friday, June 03, 2011 10:28 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: pipe sleeves In concrete walls you can also use the top flaps from the cartons your sprinkler heads come in. On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 8:03 AM, Thom <[email protected]> wrote: > If there is no spec. for the sleeve material, I prefer the saran wrap > sleeve, for its ease of installation and flexibility. I find that the > one that wrapped my sandwich is usually good for two or three 1" or 1-1/4" > pipes. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ed > Kramer > Sent: Friday, June 03, 2011 8:21 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: pipe sleeves > > Must the sleeve be steel? If not, maybe plastic pipe that's been slit > along one side. > > Ed Kramer > Littleton, CO > > > > > We have a job with existing pipe that the spec is requiring sleeves > > for all new block walls. > > There will be plenty of existing 1" and 1 1/4" pipe penetrating > > these new walls. What is the best way to sleeve existing small > > pipe? > > Thanks, > > Dewayne Martinez > > Design Build Fire Protection > > New Berlin, WI > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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) > -- Ron Greenman Instructor Fire Protection Engineering Technology Bates Technical College 1101 So. Yakima Ave. Tacoma, WA 98405 [email protected] http://www.bates.ctc.edu/fireprotection/ 253.680.7346 253.576.9700 (cell) Member: ASEE, SFPE, ASCET, NFPA, AFSA, NFSA, AFAA, NIBS, WSAFM, WFC They are happy men whose natures sort with their vocations. -Francis Bacon, essayist, philosopher, and statesman (1561-1626) _______________________________________________ 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)
