You'd need to make sure your bend had the correct radius also so I see no advantage to it.
On Thu, Aug 11, 2011 at 8:35 AM, George Church <[email protected]>wrote: > I'd agree that a flexible drop listed for dry systems, or not limited in > its listing to wet, installed in a manner that goes up off the line and then > down to the sprinkler, will fulfill the intent of the code both in language, > intent and actually DO what it is supposed to do. > > IF I was entitled to an opinion like Bill and several others, that's what > it'd be. > > > George L. Church, Jr., CET > Rowe Sprinkler Systems, Inc. > PO Box 407, Middleburg, PA 17842 > 877-324-ROWE 570-837-6335 fax > [email protected] > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Morey, Mike > Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2011 9:34 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: Flex heads in lieu of return bends > > Not all flexible sprinkler head pipe systems are listed for dry system use, > but those that are can be from what I understand. I believe this scenario > is the only reason they're even listed for use in a dry system. You'll need > to face your branch outlets up obviously to get the return bend effect. I > believe Viking's Flex Head system is listed, but you should check, there are > or were 2-3 systems and most people call them all flex heads so you need to > be sure the actual system you're using is listed. > > Mike Morey, SET, CFPS > Sprinkler Designer > BMW Constructors, Inc. > O: 317.651.0596 | C: 317.439.2695 > www.bmwc.com > > ________________________________ > > From: [email protected] on behalf of Greg McGahan > Sent: Thu 8/11/2011 9:20 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Flex heads in lieu of return bends > > > > If this has been discussed previously I could not find it on the forum or > in the informal interps.. > > Can a flex head be installed in such a manner to replace a return bend in > accordance with 7.2.2 (returns bends feeding heads in which both are in a > heated space on a dry system) > > Thanks, > Greg > > -- > Greg McGahan > Living Water Fire Protection, LLC <http://www.livingwaterfp.com < > http://www.livingwaterfp.com/> > > 1160 McKenzie Road > Cantonment, FL 32533 > 850-937-1850 > fax 850-937-1852 > _______________________________________________ > 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) > -- 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)
