Another reason we don’t use a run timer is that it may work perfectly thereby causing the fire not to be extinguished.
It’s Time to Get Alarmed – Utilizing the RFP System’s Alarm Contacts
Utilizing the RFP System’s Alarm Contacts We are often asked about the availability of alarm contacts in our RFP systems as many fire protection contractors and home owners would like their system to provide a wide variety of alarms. Fortunately the engineering team behind the design of the RFP System had the forethought to provide… Read more …
Tips for Sizing a NFPA 13D Pump System
There is another sizing misconception that we would like to shed light on today regarding NFPA 13D pumps. Many times, when designing and building a development or series of houses in the same area, a pump calculation from the first house will be used to size the pumps for all of the houses – the… Read more …
How to Size a NFPA 13D residential pumping system
Don’t Get Stuck on Horsepower When Sizing a 13D Pump System! A typical call to our customer service staff regarding our 13D pumping systems starts like this, “I’m working on a 3,000 square foot house, what horsepower pump do I need for the sprinkler system?” This question assumes that square footage and horsepower are the… Read more …