Last month I heard from a contractor in San Diego county that he'd been
called by a friend who'd read the report of the home inspector on a
property they were considering as a new home. Among the other items
noted (roof condition, gutters, electrical and the like), the report
contained these gems:
* Automatic Fire Sprinkler system is noted; not inspected/not part of
this inspection. [so maybe he should have stopped there?]
* Fire Sprinkler Riser in the garage is OFF. [the picture of the valve
in the "OFF" position, was the, pause, inhale, drain valve, which
should have been off/closed]
* System water pressure is 100 PSI; should be 170 PSI. [uh....This was
despite his note one paragraph earlier that the pressure on the
plumbing system was "Too high at 110 psi, 60 psi is recommended".
How he determined that 170 was needed is beyond me, as the adjacent
riser said note that 31 psi was required at the base of the riser]
* Further inspection and evaluation is needed [based on those earlier
comments, if I were the homeowner I'd be scared to death]
* Request for hydrostatic pressure test is recommended [for an
existing system, holding 100 psi, in a single family residence]
When I finished laughing I suggested the sprinkler contractor call his
friend back, and offer to take a quick walk through to dispel the panic
induced by this report.
Every time you think you can't be surprised, something comes along to
contradict that.
--
*Ken Wagoner, SET
*Parsley Consulting***
*350 West 9th Avenue, Suite 206
*Escondido, California 92025
*****Phone 760-745-6181*
Visit our website <http://www.parsleyconsulting.com/> ***
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