Well, no major damage is a refreshing change from Annapolis' usual method of retrofitting historic buildings, as relayed to me by a retired fire official from MD: Let it burn down, sprinkler the rebuild.
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 Todd Williams Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2012 6:13 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: which do we believe? According to the video, it was a 3" pipe "feeding the cupola". If it is sprinkler, it sounds more like a 3" pipe running near the bottom of the cupola. Freeze up? At 01:57 AM 1/17/2012, you wrote: >Also I question the validity that it was the sprinkler system because they >didn't say if an alarm went off. That much water and no alarm would either >mean the flow switch was bad or it wasn't the sprinkler system. Unless the >main ruptured and that would be a lot of water fast but still. > >Ya The only time I've ever got a real call that involved the sprinkler system >is during cold weather and improperly insulated pipe. Must I've seen are slow >leaks that over time will show up. > >Sent from my iPhone > >On Jan 17, 2012, at 7:55 AM, Ron Greenman <[email protected]> wrote: > >> In my entire career I've found two leaking sprinklers and close to q >> hundred leaking somethings other that were suspected of being leaky >> sprinklers. Look at it this way. With sprinklers being mandatory they >> have to be installed, and because everybody thinks a leak has to be >> sprinklers the industry gets a lot of service calls they wouldn't >> otherwise get. If I ask if you're sure the problem is X a couple of >> times and you say yes, come out, you don't have a lot of room to >> argue about my bill when I tell you you need a plumber or roofer or what >> have you. >> >> On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 4:48 PM, ParsleyConsulting < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Ok, another article from our friends in the media regarding a water >>> problem at the statehouse in Annapolis, MD. >>> >>> http://wbal.com/article/85570/**3/template-story/** >>> Malfunctioning-Sprinkler-**Floods-Senate-Building<http://wbal.com/ar >>> ticle/85570/3/template-story/Malfunctioning-Sprinkler-Floods-Senate- >>> Building> >>> >>> Which state senator do we believe? Jacobs, who claims a fire sprinkler >>> malfunctioned? Or perhaps Robey who says a pipe malfunctioned? >>> >>> Maybe we're better off with them both out of the statehouse for a few days. >>> -- >>> >>> PARSLEY CONSULTING >>> >>> Ken Wagoner, SET >>> >>> 760.745.6181 voice >>> >>> 760.745.0537 fax >>> >>> [email protected] >>> <mailto:ParsleyConsulting@cox.**net<[email protected]> >>>> e-mail >>> >>> www.ParsleyConsulting.com >>> <http://www.ParsleyConsulting.**com<http://www.ParsleyConsulting.com >>> > >>>> website >>> >>> >>> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was >>> scrubbed... >>> URL: <http://fireball.**firesprinkler.org/mailman/**>> >>> private/sprinklerforum/**attachments/20120116/5afa4eaa/**attachment. >>> html<http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/private/sprinklerforu >>> m/attachments/20120116/5afa4eaa/attachment.html> >>>> >>> ______________________________**_________________ >>> Sprinklerforum mailing list >>> Sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.**org >>> <[email protected]> >>> http://fireball.firesprinkler.**org/mailman/listinfo/**sprinklerforu >>> m<http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum> >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> 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) >> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was >> scrubbed... >> URL: >> <http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/private/sprinklerforum/att >> achments/20120116/75f1fea3/attachment.html> >> _______________________________________________ >> Sprinklerforum mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum >_______________________________________________ >Sprinklerforum mailing list >[email protected] >http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum Todd G. Williams, PE Fire Protection Design/Consulting Stonington, CT 860.535.2080 www.fpdc.com _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum
