I hadn't thought of that but will definitely give it a try :) Brian Harris, CET BVS Systems Inc. bvssytemsinc.com
-----Original Message----- From: Sprinklerforum [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of IPA Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2015 2:21 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Fire Flow vs Hydraulic calc's You can tell them they need a 20" line and that they might want to have the architect verify your findings. . On Tue, Dec 22, 2015 at 12:17 PM, Brian Harris <[email protected]> wrote: > Ron- > I totally agree. We've ran into a couple instances where the civil > site utility plan shows the underground size but then has a note that > the fire sprinkler contractor has to verify it will work. I've been > telling the GC the civil engineer is responsible for it but they keep > pointing to the note on the plans that says we have to verify it will > work. I tell them I'll verify it'll work for the sire sprinkler system > but that's it, I'm not on the hook for anything else that is supplied by the > same underground. > > Brian Harris, CET > BVS Systems Inc. > bvssytemsinc.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sprinklerforum [mailto: > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Ron > Fletcher > Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2015 2:14 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Fire Flow vs Hydraulic calc's > > It's in Appendix B of IFC and is definitely in the realm of A/E team. > Fire flow, hydrant spacing etc.. Is required for building permits > (usually) and the fire line size should have been determined well > before a sprinkler contractor was involved. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Dec 22, 2015, at 1:46 PM, Brian Harris > > <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > Can someone please put into laymen's terms the difference between > > doing > a fire flow demand calc for the underground and the hydraulic calc's > for the sprinkler system? We have been running into some projects > lately where the civil engineer tries to pawn sizing the underground > off onto the sprinkler contractor. I try telling them that's their > responsibility not ours but I'd like something more definitive to have on > hand. > > > > Brian Harris, CET > > BVS Systems Inc. > > Sprinkler Division > > bvssystemsinc.com<http://bvssystemsinc.com/> > > Phone: 704.896.9989 > > Fax: 704.896.1935 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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
