I believe there were 2 separate recalls; one for Omegas and one for O-rings. Were they both voluntary? I was under the impression that one was mandatory and one voluntary.
At 10:42 AM 2/17/2012, you wrote: >Perfect - thanks > >On Fri, Feb 17, 2012 at 9:41 AM, Cahill, Christopher ><[email protected]>wrote: > >> It is not voluntary any more: >> IFC 901.10 Recall of fire protection components. >> Any fire protection system component regulated by this code that is the >> subject of a voluntary or mandatory recall under federal law shall be >> replaced with approved, listed components in compliance with the referenced >> standards of this code. The fire code official shall be notified in writing >> by the building owner when the recalled component parts have been replaced. >> >> Owner is liable as long as the inspection reported it. >> >> Insurance can't actually require anything. It's a contract. Best they >> can do is say do something or find a different insurance company. >> >> Chris Cahill, PE* >> Senior Fire Protection Engineer, Aviation & Facilities Group >> Burns & McDonnell >> 8201 Norman Center Drive >> Bloomington, MN 55437 >> Phone: 952.656.3652 >> Fax: 952.229.2923 >> [email protected] >> www.burnsmcd.com >> >> Proud to be one of FORTUNE's 100 Best Companies to Work For >> *Registered in: MN >> >> >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto: >> [email protected]] On Behalf Of Greg McGahan >> Sent: Friday, February 17, 2012 9:30 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Central Head Recall >> >> Can anyone update me on the following questions (brought to me via a >> concerned AHJ): >> >> 1) The Central Head recall is voluntary - still ? >> 2) If the recalled heads are not replaced - who is liable in the event of >> an event? The AHJ for not requiring the change? >> 3) Did a lot of insurance companies require head replacement? >> >> Thanks for the help...evidently there is a local competitor that has found >> some and is telling the owner that the Head Replacement is mandatory and >> MUST be performed immediately. >> >> Greg >> >> -- >> Greg McGahan >> Living Water Fire Protection, LLC <http://www.livingwaterfp.com> >> 1160 McKenzie Road >> Cantonment, FL 32533 >> 850-937-1850 >> fax 850-937-1852 >> -------------- next part -------------- >> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >> URL: < >> http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/private/sprinklerforum/attachments/20120217/f4946139/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 >> > > > >-- >Greg McGahan >Living Water Fire Protection, LLC <http://www.livingwaterfp.com> >1160 McKenzie Road >Cantonment, FL 32533 >850-937-1850 >fax 850-937-1852 >-------------- next part -------------- >An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >URL: ><http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/private/sprinklerforum/attachments/20120217/ac2f1fbf/attachment.html> >_______________________________________________ >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
