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  1. cupcars

    FDC location on grid fire sprinkler system?

    I have a small 13,000 sqft rectangle non-combustible single story building. The single light hazard 2" wet system riser is in the back (south side) of the building. I have a 2" primary main running east & west at the back of the building fed from the 2" riser and a floating 2" secondary main...
  2. cupcars

    Contractor did not pay me for my design

    I designed a fire sprinkler system for a fire sprinkler contractor whom has never paid me. I do not have a signed contract but I do have an email where he agreed to pay the amount I quoted for the design of this project. I gave them the complete plans & calcs in November of 2016. The fire...
  3. cupcars

    NFPA 13R 4 story Hotel - Bldg official calling ASSEMBLY for breakfast seating area?

    4-story wood structure hotel with no retail or public spaces such as a restaurant or bar. Building Official says the whole building has to be an NFPA 13 system because breakfast seating area is considered "Assembly" and there is no horizontal fire barrier between the first & second floor. They...
  4. cupcars

    mulitple risers fed from one underground supply

    Is there any written code in NFPA or other that states a rule or formula that says multiple risers can be fed from one underground fireline? I've never been questioned on this practice until now, nor can I find anything to back it up. I have an existing 500,000 sqft warehouse bldg that has 12...
  5. cupcars

    Acad14 Printer Port closed??

    Autocad 14, Windows XP Pro, HP Notebook 800 PIII, 256 ram, HP Designjet 330 plotter connected to LPT1. When I try to print to the HP DesignJet 330 I get the following error: "The operating system detected the following error(s) on LPT1. Plotter disabled. *Cannot open port." The...
  6. cupcars

    Will Autocad 14 work in Win XP Pro?

    Can Autocad 14 be installed and run in Windows XP Pro? My Win ME crashed for the last time, now I want to install XP Pro but I need to know if it will work with Autocad 14. Thanks, cupcars

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