Re: Automatic fire sprinklers

[Jim <alarminex@xxxxxxx>]

On Jan 14, 4:41=A0pm, Cindy Hamilton <angelicapagane...@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> On Jan 14, 10:54=A0am, Frank Kurz <t...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> > 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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> > >>> In article
> > >>> <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=
 to
> > >>> make tens of millions of dollars selling them lobbied for the law. =
There
> > >>> is no trend of accidents.
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> > >> I have seen GFCI prevent many accidents over the years but I have al=
so
> > >> 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 wonde=
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> > >> why some one died.
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> > > So exactly what is the "maintenance" on a basic sprinkler system? =A0=
I'm
> > > 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 the=
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> > > 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 an=
y
> > further requirements. =A0You may be required to interconnect your smoke
> > alarms to a flow switch. =A0If it's a heated garage and depending on yo=
ur
> > location, you may require a low temperature alarm. =A0In fact it might =
not
> > be a bad idea to have one anyway and interconnect it to your monitored
> > security system.
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> So, about how many people have any kind of security system
> in their house? =A0They're pretty rare here in small-town Midwest.
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> Cindy Hamilton-

Just read a statistic in a trade magazine ( I don't know the source)
One in four residences have an alarm system of some sort. I don't know
what they mean by "sort".