Thanks!

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From: Brett Peters <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2023 3:35 PM
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Subject: [Sprinklerforum] Re: 2nd FDC Instead of a Hydrant ???

I would go back to the Fire Department and get a clarification on water demand 
requirements for the wall hydrant, if it can come off the sprinkler system and 
provide the necessary water flow then there shouldn't be an issue with that, if 
not then a dedicated main line back to the water entry may be required.



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On Wed, Jul 12, 2023 at 1:30 PM Brian Harris 
<[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Skyler-
I can’t find a clear answer to where I need to tie this in. I’ve seen it needs 
to be its own stand-alone line right off the supply entering the building an 
I’ve also seen it coming off one of the FP system Mains. Any thoughts?

Brian Harris, CET
BVS Systems Inc.
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From: Skyler Bilbo <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>
Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2023 3:23 PM
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Subject: [Sprinklerforum] Re: 2nd FDC Instead of a Hydrant ???

Everyone already covered the difference between a wall hydrant and FDC, so I 
won't keep doing that.  I have had a similar situation, adding a wall hydrant, 
and I'm curious if the standards would require outside or inside hose demand to 
be added to the fire sprinkler system calcs at the new connection location?  It 
makes sense to me that it would be your outside hose demand, but I would love 
to be wrong.


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On Wed, Jul 12, 2023 at 1:45 PM Brian Harris 
<[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Ryan-
Is there some type of schematic available for this? Control valve, check valve, 
etc.

Brian Harris, CET
BVS Systems Inc.
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From: Hinson, Ryan <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>
Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2023 2:35 PM
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Subject: [Sprinklerforum] Re: 2nd FDC Instead of a Hydrant ???

As has been said by others.  This is not an FDC and would result in monitoring 
issues within the building.  What they are looking for is a wall hydrant which 
needs to be connected to the lead-in upstream of any building suppression 
systems.

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From: Brian Harris <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>
Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2023 1:29 PM
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Subject: [Sprinklerforum] Re: 2nd FDC Instead of a Hydrant ???

Ryan-
Yes. They want to draw water from inside the building FP system to use in fore 
hoses for outside the building. “It’s cheaper than adding a hydrant….”

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From: Hinson, Ryan <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>
Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2023 2:25 PM
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Subject: [Sprinklerforum] Re: 2nd FDC Instead of a Hydrant ???

FDC…as in injection into the system on the back side in the absence of fire 
hydrants nearby doesn’t make sense to me.  Do you mean to draw water off the FW 
piping in the building to serve portable equipment for the parking lot storage?

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Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2023 1:22 PM
To: 
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Subject: [Sprinklerforum] Re: 2nd FDC Instead of a Hydrant ???

Nope. Exterior fire operations are as or more important than internal.

Seen this many times for different applications.

R/
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From: Brian Harris <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>
Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2023 2:19 PM
To: 
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Subject: [Sprinklerforum] 2nd FDC Instead of a Hydrant ???

This is a first. We recently did a sprinkler system for a 2-story storage 
building. The owner is now putting storage containers in the back parking lot 
and the AHJ wants him to add a 2nd FDC on the back of the building, there’s 
already one on the front, and use it to “supply” fire hoses if there’s a fire 
outside since there’s not a hydrant in the back…. Tell me I’m crazy.

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