Just to play Devil's Advocate.. You are attempting to remove a REQUIRED part of a system. You are not replacing one for one. It is not maintenance. (Cleaning and preventing the obstructions would be)
So technically, a permit could be required. Now, do I agree? Nope. I think this is a graduate of the 3 day, I got my certificate, program. A little communication will go a long way here. R/ Matt Matthew J. Willis Ferguson Fire Design, LLC D: (602) 337-0721<tel:6023370721> C: (307) 236-8249<tel:3072368249> [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> [cid:6dfa5cf2-39e7-41c9-a9bc-809a51ee5fe0]<https://outlook.office.com/bookwithme/user/[email protected]?anonymous&ep=signature> Book time to meet with me<https://outlook.office.com/bookwithme/user/[email protected]?anonymous&ep=signature> ________________________________ From: daren welborn <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, February 5, 2026 2:21 PM To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Cc: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: [Sprinklerforum] Re: Removing Mechanical water motor bell You don't often get email from [email protected]. Learn why this is important<https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentification> Caution: This email originated from outside of the organization. DO NOT click links or open attachments unless you recognize or trust the sender. Nope, not at all. The electric bell should be fine based on my experience. Sincerely, Daren Welborn On Feb 5, 2026, at 1:41 PM, Welsh, Steve <[email protected]> wrote: Some thoughts: * This might be worst permit request that I ever seen. * Request fire alarm maintenance records to ensure this horn/strobe works. * Say its maintenance, which does not require a permit. * Look up “Work exempt from permit” in the building code. See if anything applies. Look for “Replacement of any part that does not alter its approval or make it unsafe” or “The clearing of stoppages or the repairing of leaks in pipes.” Steve Welsh, PE \ Burns & McDonnell Senior Fire Protection Engineer M 410-978-3836 From: Brandon Bridgford <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, February 5, 2026 1:19 PM To: Discussion list on issues relating to automatic fire sprinklers <[email protected]> Subject: [Sprinklerforum] Removing Mechanical water motor bell Good Afternoon, I am trying to remove a mechanical fire sprinkler alarm bell that frequently plugs up. The facility already has an external horn/strobe in the same location. The city is requiring a major building permit because it includes the removal of pipe. Does this sound right? Any thoughts or suggestions? Brandon Bridgford _________________________________________________________ SprinklerForum mailing list: https://lists.firesprinkler.org/list/sprinklerforum.lists.firesprinkler.org To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected]
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