Do you wrap the ball drip in landscaping fabric to keep it from getting clogged with sediment?
Thank you, Dewayne Martinez Fire Protection Design Manager TOTAL Mechanical Building Integrity W234 N2830 Paul Rd. Pewaukee, WI 53072 [email protected] Ph: 262-522-7110 Cell: 414-406-5208 http://www.total-mechanical.com/ -----Original Message----- From: Sprinklerforum <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Jamie Seidl via Sprinklerforum Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2021 11:27 AM To: Sprinklerforum <[email protected]> Cc: Jamie Seidl <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Does a remote free standing FDC require a valve pit? We've typically installed a ball drip in gravel similar to a french drain at the low point. On Wed, Mar 10, 2021 at 11:17 AM Dewayne Martinez via Sprinklerforum < [email protected]> wrote: > I see a trend starting in our area where the architect is specifying a > remote free standing FDC without a valve pit when the check valve can > be placed inside the building. Upon talking to my field superintendent > he was concerned that some check valves let multiple gallons of water > through whenever a system is drained and refilled and that the remote > pipe may eventually fill up and freeze. We were toying with the idea > of installing a return bend in the FDC pipe downstream of the check > before it leaves the building to help prevent this. A ball valve > would be installed between the return bend and check to drain out the > pipe. Anyone else have insight on this? > > Thank you, > > Dewayne Martinez > Fire Protection Design Manager > > TOTAL Mechanical > Building Integrity > > W234 N2830 Paul Rd. > Pewaukee, WI 53072 > [email protected] > Ph: 262-522-7110 > Cell: 414-406-5208 > http://www.total-mechanical.com/ > _______________________________________________ > 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.o rg _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org
