Uhhhh ... given that enforcement of 25 in general is almost nil, I would imagine that's a safe assumption.
Steve Leyton -----Original Message----- From: sprinklerforum-boun...@lists.firesprinkler.org [mailto:sprinklerforum-boun...@lists.firesprinkler.org] On Behalf Of rongreenman . Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2013 12:19 PM To: sprinklerforum@lists.firesprinkler.org Subject: Re: Transfer Switch Tests Does anyone else think that enforcement of this will be spotty at best? On Tue, Oct 29, 2013 at 8:55 AM, John Denhardt <jdenha...@stricklandfire.com > wrote: > From the 25 - 2014 ROP > > 25-187 Log #249 Final Action: Accept in Principle > (8.3.3.4(3) (New) ) > _______________________________________________________________ > Submitter: John Whitney, Clarke Fire Protection Products, Inc. > Recommendation: Revise text to add; Verify that pump continues to > perform at peak load on the alternate power source for 10 minutes or > 30 minutes if alternate power source is a standby generator set. > Substantiation: During annual tests it is only appropriate that the > alternate power source also be tested to assure that circuits and > generators be tested to confirm they perform under peak load. > Committee Meeting Action: Accept in Principle Add peak "horsepower" > before "load". > Verify that pump continues to perform at peak horsepower load on the > alternate power source for 10 minutes for a alternate utility or 30 > minutes if the alternate power source is a standby generator set. > Committee Statement: Clarifies that a standby generator requires a 30 > minute test while carrying peak electric motor fire pump horsepower > load. > Number Eligible to Vote: 33 > Ballot Results: Affirmative: 33 > > > WOW! - No negative votes! No comments! > > > John August Denhardt, P.E., FSFPE > Strickland Fire Protection Incorporated > 5113 Berwyn Road > College Park, Maryland 20740 > Office Telephone Number: 301-474-1136 Mobile Telephone Number: > 301-343-1457 FIRE SPRINKLERS SAVE LIVES - Can you live without them? > > > -----Original Message----- > From: sprinklerforum-boun...@lists.firesprinkler.org [mailto: > sprinklerforum-boun...@lists.firesprinkler.org] On Behalf Of Mark A. > Sornsin, P.E. > Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2013 10:32 AM > To: sprinklerforum@lists.firesprinkler.org > Subject: RE: Transfer Switch Tests > > All of a sudden, flow meters piped back to suction (or suction tank) > look like a good thing - at least when you need to test transfer switches. > > 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: sprinklerforum-boun...@lists.firesprinkler.org [mailto: > sprinklerforum-boun...@lists.firesprinkler.org] On Behalf Of Tom > Duross > Sent: Monday, October 28, 2013 6:29 PM > To: sprinklerforum@lists.firesprinkler.org > Subject: RE: Transfer Switch Tests > > Can't be every year, really? > I think (or hope) that's a misprint because flowing 150% for 30 > minutes is beyond ridiculous. > No, there is no other way to put peak load on the driver other than to > pump. > > -----Original Message----- > From: sprinklerforum-boun...@lists.firesprinkler.org > [mailto:sprinklerforum-boun...@lists.firesprinkler.org] On Behalf Of > John Denhardt > Sent: Monday, October 28, 2013 6:42 PM > To: sprinklerforum@lists.firesprinkler.org > Subject: Re: Transfer Switch Tests > > Agree every year. But what about the 30 minutes flowing water. Is > there another way to simulate peak load? > > Sent from my Motorola Smartphone on the Now Network from Sprint! > > > -----Original message----- > From: Tom <ihaveakub...@yahoo.com> > To: "sprinklerforum@lists.firesprinkler.org" > <sprinklerforum@lists.firesprinkler.org> > Sent: Mon, Oct 28, 2013 18:36:03 EDT > Subject: Re: Transfer Switch Tests > > Tom, > > Not sure if you are referring to annual testing (NFPA 25) or > acceptance testing (NFPA 20) ? If NFPA 25 I believe the transfer test > is required annually not every 3 years. > > Tom > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > Sprinklerforum@lists.firesprinkler.org > > http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkl > er.org _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > Sprinklerforum@lists.firesprinkler.org > > http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkl > er.org > > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > Sprinklerforum@lists.firesprinkler.org > > http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkl > er.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 > Sprinklerforum@lists.firesprinkler.org > > http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkl > er.org _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > Sprinklerforum@lists.firesprinkler.org > > http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkl > er.org > -- Ron Greenman Instructor Fire Protection Engineering Technology Bates Technical College 1101 So. 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