There is no perfect solution to this issue for salt air. Even SS plates will rust and they are so hard, they have a tendency to fall off.
Greg On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 1:02 PM, Charles Thurston <[email protected]>wrote: > Hello Roland, > > Well the escutcheons tend to corrode away before then and the ring that > holds them, Then there is an open hole :( > > Tuesday, July 23, 2013, 11:24:03 AM, you wrote: > > > Worth noting that NFPA 25, 2014 edition will allow a minor amount > > of corrosion w/o replacement. Look at the ROP and ROC if really > interested in what's to come. > > > Roland Huggins, PE - VP Engineering > > American Fire Sprinkler Assn. --- Fire Sprinklers Saves Lives > > Dallas, TX > > http://www.firesprinkler.org > > > > > > > On Jul 22, 2013, at 7:36 PM, Charles Thurston <[email protected]> > wrote: > > >> Hello Sprinklerforum, > > >> We have a big problem with sprinkler heads outside and corrosion. I am > looking for suggestions on head finishes that will last for 10 years > oceanfront and first row. wax over lead has been suggested as best for the > area, Only problem is that are standard response, Not too good to replace > existing quick response heads. Any luck with concealed heads? > > >> -- > >> Best regards, > >> Charles mailto:[email protected] > > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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 > > > -- > Best regards, > Charles mailto:[email protected] > > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > > http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org > -- Greg McGahan Living Water Fire Protection, LLC <http://www.livingwaterfp.com> 1160 McKenzie Road Cantonment, FL 32533 850-937-1850 fax 850-937-1852 _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org
