Hello P.E., If you are talking about the nickle Teflon, The location we tried them in they did not do much better than plain brass.
Thursday, July 25, 2013, 1:58:53 PM, you wrote: > How about the 'ENT' coated sprinklers Viking is advertising? > Mark A. Sornsin, P.E. | Karges-Faulconbridge, Inc. | Fire > Protection Engineer | Fargo, ND | direct: 701.552.9905 | mobile: > 701.371.5759 | http://www.kfiengineers.com > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Todd - > Work > Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2013 5:47 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Exposed Heads > As far as I was aware, any head can be made wax coated. SS plates > may rust (depending on grade) but they will last longer than > standard. Tyco makes a white coated stainless. Not sure what that is, but may > be worth looking into > Todd G Williams, PE > Fire Protection Design/Consulting > Stonington, CT > www.fpdc.com > On Jul 23, 2013, at 2:10 PM, Greg McGahan <[email protected]> wrote: >> 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-firesprink >>> ler.org >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Sprinklerforum mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>> http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprink >>> ler.org >>> -- >>> Best regards, >>> Charles mailto:[email protected] >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Sprinklerforum mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprink >>> ler.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-firesprinkl >> er.org > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org > ______________________________________________________________________ > This email has been scanned by the Symantec Email Security.cloud service. > For more information please visit http://www.symanteccloud.com > ______________________________________________________________________ > _______________________________________________ > 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
