They can think what they want, but if you use a product in a way the manufacturer did not intend for it to be used, and it fails, you're the one wearing the orange jump suit, not the manufacturer.
That's why everything we buy has all these product warning labels. Giving permission to use something improperly makes no sense. 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 Roland Huggins Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2013 3:25 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Underground Stub-Up I have to say I disagree and based on several actions in NFPA 13. the technical committee think that the code (or installation standard) trumps the listing. Roland Huggins, PE - VP Engineering American Fire Sprinkler Assn. --- Fire Sprinklers Saves Lives Dallas, TX http://www.firesprinkler.org On Jul 10, 2013, at 12:10 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > "Code trumps listings is the way I read it and this new section says nothing > about DI." > > Code can never trump manufacturers listing limitations otherwise you're using > the product outside of the mfgrs intended use. NFPA 13-2013 6.3.7.1 & > 6.3.7.1.1 > _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org
