We see it all the time. Plug, cap or otherwise protect the openings. We never had an issue but we need to allow time to remove and reinstall at the annual test.
John 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: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ben Young Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2014 8:41 AM To: [email protected] Subject: pump test header valves Last week I was at an ASCET meeting where a pump presentation was given. Someone asked the presenter if it was allowed to remove the test header valves and keep them in the pump room to stop them from being stolen. The presenter and few other attendees chimed in that this was ok, and nothing in 20 or 25 said the valves had to be constantly in place. I didn't think of it at the time, but now I'm asking myself how then do you keep debris out of the test header? The only thing I can think of is that you would have to cap the nipples or if you remove the nipples, plug the holes in the test header. This sounds like it will cause problems down the road to me. Have you guys ever seen this done before? Benjamin Young _______________________________________________ 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
