To answer your original question, I believe it is acceptable. However; I also feel this moves you to 13 and needing hydraulics to prove the new valve will work since you are not replacing "Like for Like"
R/ Matt -----Original Message----- From: Sprinklerforum [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Monday, November 24, 2014 7:25 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Frozen open PIV Good question. Yes we did and we pulled the top off the post as well to verify it was a valve issue and not the post. It also was completely covered in ivy leading us to believe it had not been exercised for many years despite inspection tags. W Jeff JB Fire Protection Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 24, 2014, at 18:13, <[email protected]> <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Did you check to see if it is a left hand valve? I've run into this in the > past. > > Mark at Aero > 602 820-7894 > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Nov 24, 2014, at 6:08 PM, "Jeff Bridges" <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> We have a Post indicator valve that controls a single interior riser. >> >> We discovered during routine testing the PIV is frozen. >> >> The sign indicates it's in the open position and main drain test >> shows no abnormalities from previous inspections. >> >> We proposed replacing the PIV and valve- another company proposed >> yanking the post, leaving the valve and simply adding a BFV on the riser. >> >> Acceptable alternative? >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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-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
