Re: what is wrong with this picture

[Jim Rojas <jrojas@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

nick markowitz wrote:
> Well learned something interesting today . the sprinkler system where
> I had the major mess and fire signal did not go off but burglar alarm
> picked up the ceiling tile being blown out from the water pressure
> was caused because a non supervised hand valve was in line to the
> pressure switch a valve that never should have been there and should
> have been picked up by  sprinkler tech and or building inspector and
> eliminated or tampered. It is now tampered.
> Just goes to show how valuable all this ICC,NFPA etc certification
> classes for inspectors and  installers is.
> Wonder how many other dry systems in this community have these non
> supervised valves.
> I keep saying there needs to be a paddle type flow switch in the water
> end of the dry system to pick up water flow the pressure switches are
> unreliable.
> There also needs to be automatic drain systems on the drum drips as
> well.
> They have them for compressors.
>
> Its the same old story up north here every winter its not when the dry
> system is going to fail and dump its when.
>
> How many dry systems do not even have a low pressure supervisory
> switch as well and how many sprinkler systems have now simple $15 low
> temp warning stats.
>
> And for all these sprinkler wienies insisting how great residential
> sprinklers are
> and they will not freeze and cause problems etc. there just dreaming.
> If where seeing it with commercial we will see it with residential .
> I already have 2 high end homes who put the sprinklers in voluntary
> and have shut them off after first freeze up and insurance payment
> increase

All the reason why I no longer do fire. What really did it for me is the
state of Florida was now requiring me to be Nicet this and that
Certified, even though I no longer do fire installations. I only did
inspections. So now, since I no longer can do inspections, many
companies now charge $1000+ to inspect a tiny daycare where I use to
charge them $150. Organized extortion at its finest...

Jim Rojas
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