Re: Automatic fire sprinklers

[mleuck <m.leuck@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Jan 10, 8:03=A0pm, Jim <alarmi...@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Jan 10, 4:38=A0pm, nick markowitz <nmarkow...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > > ~~ Evan
>
> > Unfortunately dry systems can be a pain in the ass to maintain they
> > have drum drips which must be emptied at least monthly or you risk
> > them freezing as well.
> > pcv does not sweat as much but the drums must be kept empty to prevent
> > problems
>
> Nick, can you have a dry system using PVC? I don't know much about
> sprinkler systems but I'd guess that the average water pressure in a
> home is about 80 pounds and therefore take more than that .... in air
> pressure in the pipe..... say like ..... 120 pounds ???. So will PVC
> stand up to the addional pressure necessary to maintain a dry system?
> Or am I not understanding how it works?

CPVC will handle that kind of pressure