The water source for this wet pipe sprinkler system comes from a membrane lined pond. Filtration screens will be at the fire line intake at the pond. The civil engineer is requesting that a chlorine injection system be installed in the suction line from the pond to the fire pump. The reason stated for this is to keep the algae at bay. I explained that the system will become anoxic over time because of the static nature of the system. My question - Is this required or even necessary? I find no reference in NFPA or FM literature. Will chlorine have an effect on system piping, fittings or sprinklers over an extended period.
Any feedback would be appreciated. Thanks, Ed Cyr Alpha Fire Sprinkler Corp. San Luis Obispo, CA _______________________________________________ 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)
