My mistake. The 2.5" plastic caps are hose threads & installed on the valve where only the caps were stolen, which is common. I only have a few projects with valves stolen & there we used threaded ductile caps on the nipples & locked the valves in the pump room.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ben Young Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2014 12:05 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: pump test header valves Bobby, Do you mean screw-on PVC caps, or the plastic break caps for FDC snoots? Thanks for the feeback everyone, I didn't realize this was so common. I'll have to start recommending this to some of our clients in high theft areas from now on. Benjamin Young On Wed, Apr 9, 2014 at 9:50 AM, Bobby McCullough <[email protected] > wrote: > We use 2.5" plastic caps. Not much value at the scrap yard. Take the > valves in the pump room and use a bicycle cable & lock to keep them > from wandering off. > > Bobby McCullough > Atlanta Sprinkler > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Morey, Mike > Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2014 8:49 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: pump test header valves > > They make test header outlets with male threaded outlets (basically > the opposite of an FDC) with hose caps that you remove and then screw > on hose valves that have a female swivel on the inlet side. Of course > there's still the risk of someone stealing the hose caps and/or brass > adapteer fittings that provide the male hose thread, but at least the > valves aren't sitting out there too. > > Mike Morey, CFPS, SET > Planner Scheduler/Designer > BMWC Constructors, Inc. > 1740 W. Michigan St, Indianapolis, IN 46222 > O: 317.651.0596 | C: 317.586.8111 > [email protected] | www.bmwc.com > > ________________________________________ > From: [email protected] > <[email protected]> on behalf of Ben > Young <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2014 8:40 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-firesprinkl > er > .org > _______________________________________________ > 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-firesprinkl > er.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
