Reality! I don't think there is a specific manufacturer because if there were they would have been Sponsoring a lot of tests the last few years. This is the stuff used on roads in Winter- it seems to dislike evergreen trees though. There is a bit more info I think if we search the archives for "Calcium Chloride antifreeze protection". We have just GOT to find a 3rd alternative to AF and DRY for residential, in my view.
> On Feb 2, 2014, at 9:19 PM, Mike Cabral <[email protected]> wrote: > > Don't know about compatibility with CPVC that would need to be checked out > with the manufacture. However, you still need to screw the head into a > fitting and then there is the seal on the sprinkler head. In my view this is > a non starter. > > Mike > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Feb 2, 2014, at 7:20 PM, Brad Casterline <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Thanks again by the way Mike . And from experience in New Zealand it was >> pointed out that it can wreak havoc (corrosion) on steel/iron. And Ron G >> questioned the MSDS (but the Navy eats it up, and 22 to zip Seahawks at the >> half?) >> The point is good luck and fortune getting 'regular' antifreeze U.L. Listed >> now... >> >>> On Feb 2, 2014, at 6:15 PM, Brad Casterline <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Ya Mike this is one of the good responses I mentioned and the main drawback >>> I have brooded over- we can put rovers on Mars but we can't keep NaCl2 in >>> pipe? How about CPVC? >>> >>>> On Feb 2, 2014, at 5:56 PM, Mike Cabral <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> As I recall Calcium Chloride is very hard to contain. It will weep out of >>>> perfect threaded connection, packing glands etc. Very slippery stuff. >>>> >>>> Mike C >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>>> On Feb 2, 2014, at 12:19 PM, Brad Casterline <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> In Sep 2010 I posted 'Calcium Chloride Loops'? >>>>> Somewhere along the line the thread got renamed, but there was some good >>>>> responses exposing the drawbacks to it replacing combustible antifreeze >>>>> first. >>>>> My (lack of) money is on overcoming these drawbacks beating any U.L. >>>>> Listed alcohol based fluid to market-- for residential anyway. >>>>> I imagine 1) no city tap hence no tapping fee or BFP, 2) freeze >>>>> protection to -40F, 3) small Gallon high PSI pressure tanks hence K=2.8, >>>>> 4) limit the heat release rate of the most challenging residential fire >>>>> to 1.6 MW , meaning the wet stuff is on the red stuff at about 10 seconds >>>>> for a small room and maybe twice that for a big room. >>>>> If I were a maker of auto sprinkler system things (Residential >>>>> Department) this is the direction I would be looking. >>>>> >>>>> Brad >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> 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 >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 > _______________________________________________ > 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
