Art, Ryan, Matt Thanks for your responses. The owner is installing and maintaining the water storage tanks and their supply including the strainers used for filtration. They have asked us to provide requirements of our system. As far as the sprinkler system goes I think the strainer spec that Ryan mentioned works as there are no additional requirements mentioned in any tech sheets for standard orifice heads. We have asked the manufacturer of the monitor nozzles to weigh in and we will see if they have any data. Absent of that I think the 1/8" perforations mentioned in 15 - 5.9 for strainers is as detailed as we need to get except that we will provide them with our flows so they can check it against their strainer specs. Appreciate the help.
Rod at Rapid -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Art Tiroly Sent: Friday, January 11, 2013 11:01 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: Water filtration specifications Vertical turbine pumps take suction from open ponds and lakes with 1/2" mesh screen. Silt and other vegetation is common. Pendent heads on return bends are required. Inspections and flushing will be required. Particulates will settle to the bottom of the tanks. How to remove excess. I don't know how to establish particulate size. More important may be how much mud is coming in. Arthur Tiroly ATCO Fire Protection Design Tiroly and Associates 24400 Highland Rd rm 25, CLE 44143 216-621-8899 216-570-7030 Cell WWW.ATCOfirepro.com -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Rod DiBona Sent: Friday, January 11, 2013 11:49 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: Water filtration specifications Understand... I think I am going to research the standard for potable water and give him that. Thanks. Rod at Rapid -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Matthew J. Willis Sent: Friday, January 11, 2013 9:46 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: Water filtration specifications Guess I was thinking since the owner asked the question, it may not be microns. Also I was considering the fact that potable and process water flows a lot more than ours.. R/ Matt -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Rod DiBona Sent: Friday, January 11, 2013 11:42 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: Water filtration specifications My thinking is that we are talking in microns so any water used is going to have particulates at some level? Rod at Rapid -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Matthew J. Willis Sent: Friday, January 11, 2013 9:39 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: Water filtration specifications What happens when those "smallest" particles settle together, then travel "En-Masse" R/ Matt -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Rod DiBona Sent: Friday, January 11, 2013 11:37 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Water filtration specifications We have a sprinkler and oscillating water monitor nozzle system that is going to be fed from tanks and pumps. The owner is going to be filling the tanks with "process water" used at this industrial mine site and has asked us to provide a specification telling him what the largest particulate acceptable would be in the water. I have searched and can't find anything that addresses this. Seems like whatever the standard for potable water is should be fine but I don't know what that is. Anyone know off the top of your head? Thanks. [Description: LOGO_10] Rod DiBona Vice President Rapid Fire Protection office : (605)348-2342 fax : (605)348-0108 cell : (605)391-3553 www.rapidfireinc.com<http://www.rapidfireinc.com> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/private/sprinklerforum/attachment s/20130111/76f252c3/attachment.html> -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 6561 bytes Desc: image001.jpg URL: <http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/private/sprinklerforum/attachment s/20130111/76f252c3/attachment.jpg> _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.2221 / Virus Database: 2637/5525 - Release Date: 01/11/13 _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum
