C900 pvc is acceptable for underground fire mains, is there a reason to think it wouldn't be suitable for the remote FDC? Only issue I could see would be with bracing the vertical which would probably be galv steel so that you didn't twist or strain the 90 at the base of the vertical piece.
Craig L. Prahl, CET Fire Protection CH2MHILL Lockwood Greene 1500 International Drive Spartanburg, SC 29304-0491 Direct - 864.599.4102 Fax - 864.599.8439 CH2MHILL Extension 74102 craig.pr...@ch2m.com -----Original Message----- From: sprinklerforum-boun...@firesprinkler.org [mailto:sprinklerforum-boun...@firesprinkler.org] On Behalf Of Aaron Peck Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2011 10:04 AM To: sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org Subject: Re: UG pipe to remote FDC Well I don't have a code book in front of me but I don't believe it can be. Because of the pressure rating. Now if the check valve is not at the FDC but inside the building perhaps that's acceptable. Because when the fire department pumps in to it, I'm not exactly sure, but the pressures should not be that high. But if the check valve is out by the FDC you would have to test that pipe to 200psi. So DR-14 pipe would be required or CPVC. Correct me if I'm wrong, but that's what I can recall by memory right now. Aaron Peck Sent from my iPhone On Oct 27, 2011, at 16:54, Dewayne Martinez <deway...@dbfp.net> wrote: > Can PVC pipe used in water mains be used for the underground pipe for a > remote FDC connection? > > I don't see why it couldn't but just wanted to check. > > Thanks, > > > > Dewayne Martinez > > Design Build Fire Protection > > 262-781-7900 (w) > > 262-781-8401 (f) > > 414-349-0468 (cell) > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/private/sprinklerforum/attachments/20111027/44d5ec14/attachment.html> > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > Sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org > http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list Sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list Sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum
