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  1. rewatson

    I installed a 75 Hp Fire Pump. The

    I installed a 75 Hp Fire Pump. The pump starter is a D-Y reduced voltage. The pump has two Power supply one is from the utility power company and the second is from an emergency electrical generator. The question is as follows: Does the emergency electrical plant has to be capable of start...
  2. rewatson

    single conductor and cabletray

    Per NEC Art. 392 single #12 conductors can not be used in a cabletray. I would like to know why.
  3. rewatson

    Gridded Systems

    In an grid system 2-1/2" and 1-1/4" can I use pipe saddles instead of 2-1/2x2-1/2x1-1/4" tees?.
  4. rewatson

    Maximun water velocity in pipes as FM and NFPA

    I would like to know if there are a maximum velocity in sprinklers systems piping per FM and NFPA.
  5. rewatson

    ECOH, K=11.4 or K=14.0

    In parkings floors, in a high rise building, for a extended coverage of 400 sq ft per sprinkler head can I use ECOH with K=11.4 or else? Pressure here is not and issue.
  6. rewatson

    PVC in High Rise Buildings

    A 40 story building has 30 office floors and 10 parking floors. Offices are Light hazard and parkings are Ordinary hazard 1. A listed plastic pipe can be used in office floors?.
  7. rewatson

    Water velocity in open systems

    Six cooling towers with a total of 6900 gpm are manifolded to a 18" pipe header and the velocity is 9.9 ft/sec. If we change to a 16" header de velocity will raise to 12.5 ft/sec. It is only occurring less than 1500 hrs per year. The most of the time (at nights) the system will have...
  8. rewatson

    Working in combustible class II filled tanks

    I have to install foam chambers in a diesel tank. The tanks are partially filled. I need security standars and procedures.
  9. rewatson

    Pressure in pipe

    In a 46 story building de HVACR and Fire suppresion systems uses schedule 40 steel pipe. In the basement the static pressure is approximately 228 psi. Does the Shc 40 pipe wistand pressures greatter than 300 psig? What class of fittings and valves do we have to use?. Do Victaulic or Anvil...
  10. rewatson

    Schedule 40 pipe in high rise building

    In a 46 story building de HVACR and Fire suppresion systems uses schedule 40 steel pipe. In the basement the static pressure is approximately 228 psi. Does the Shc 40 pipe wistand pressures greatter than 300 psig? What class of fittings and valves do we have to use?. Do Victaulic or Anvil...
  11. rewatson

    A water mist fire suppression syste

    A water mist fire suppression systems requires water flows up to 40 gpm at pressures up to 100 bars. The pipe diameters are up to 1". I would like to know if I can use cooper instead of stainless steel. I also need to know the kind of fittings and the machines to use for.
  12. rewatson

    NFPA 750

    I need to know about tools and equipment for high pressure piping in water mist systems.
  13. rewatson

    FM-200

    For 70 F and 7% concentration, I need to have an idea of price per square feet or by pound.
  14. rewatson

    PDU and Noise.

    From a PDU to a computer receptacles we have two 120 v circuits in the same EMT conduit. Does one circuit induce noise in the other circuit because the electric and magnetics fields.
  15. rewatson

    200 % neutral PDU

    We have a 200% Neutral Power Distribution Units in a "Data Center". Do we need a 200% Neutral to the 120Volt-20amps wiring to computers receptacles.
  16. rewatson

    fire hazard classification and density for shopping malls

    I need the gpm/sq ft and the area for a shopping mall and a parking lot.

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