Re: Automatic fire sprinklers

[Cindy Hamilton <angelicapaganelli@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Jan 14, 10:54=A0am, Frank Kurz <t...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 13/01/2011 4:56 AM, jamesgangnc wrote:
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> > On Jan 13, 7:46 am, nick markowitz<nmarkow...@xxxxxxxxx> =A0wrote:
> >> On Jan 12, 11:22 pm, Smitty Two<prestwh...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> =A0wrote:
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> >>> <e44ecd7c-97da-4094-9b03-a80076a6c...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
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> >>> =A0 Evan<evan.news.re...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> =A0wrote:
> >>>> All I claimed was that such things would not be
> >>>> required if
> >>>> there was not a trend of accidents...
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> >>> Bzzt. Incorrect. GFCIs became law for one reason: Someone who stood t=
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> >>> make tens of millions of dollars selling them lobbied for the law. Th=
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> >>> is no trend of accidents.
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> >> I have seen GFCI prevent many accidents over the years but I have also
> >> seen them bypassed as well.
> >> where back to the people who get zapped are the ones using frayed
> >> extension cords or cords with grounds cut off and plugged in back
> >> wards etc etc.
> >> Every time you read an electrocution report in any of the trade
> >> magazines the individual has done something to cause the accident.
> >> latest article was on a farm where pressure washer was totally
> >> corroded safety shields off and =A0no ground and gfci bypassed wonder
> >> why some one died.
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> > So exactly what is the "maintenance" on a basic sprinkler system? =A0I'=
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> > asking because I'm installing sprinklers in the garage I'm building.
> > I ran water pipes off the main cold coming in and I bought some of
> > those sprinklers with the little expansion glass pieces in the
> > centers. =A0You certainly can't test tripping one of them because then
> > you have to replace it.
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> In our neck of the woods you'd require a back-flow preventer on your
> sprinkler system to avoid contamination of the domestic supply. =A0That
> has to be inspected annually. =A0Check with your local AHJ regarding any
> further requirements. =A0You may be required to interconnect your smoke
> alarms to a flow switch. =A0If it's a heated garage and depending on your
> location, you may require a low temperature alarm. =A0In fact it might no=
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> be a bad idea to have one anyway and interconnect it to your monitored
> security system.

So, about how many people have any kind of security system
in their house?  They're pretty rare here in small-town Midwest.

Cindy Hamilton