"The Engineer has little knowledge of sprinkler systems or Codes."
Yeah that was kind of obvious when he specified what he did. Good luck! 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 [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Todd - Work Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2013 12:11 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: generator as primary supply I agree that the diesel is the way to go, but wanted to be sure I wasn't missing something before I shoot my mouth off (for once). Lots of problems with this project. The Engineer has little knowledge of sprinkler systems or Codes. Todd G Williams, PE Fire Protection Design/Consulting Stonington, CT www.fpdc.com On Apr 9, 2013, at 11:05 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > I'd second that recommendation. Going electric with a generator makes no > sense. Go Diesel and be done with it. I did a project in 2011 with 4000 gpm > diesel driven VT's. > > Plus, nowhere in NFPA 20 does it state that a generator is permitted as the > primary power source. Every text you find related to a generator is stating > use as an alternate or backup power source. > > 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 > [email protected] > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Art Tiroly > Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2013 10:46 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: generator as primary supply > > May I suggest that you consider a diesel driver with a right angle gear drive > for the VT pump. This is an approved method and likely less costly. > > > Arthur Tiroly > ATCO Fire Protection Design > Tiroly and Associates > 24400 Highland Rd rm 25, CLE 44143 > 216-621-8899 > 216-570-7030 Cell _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum
