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Copper question
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conarb
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I just bought 280' of 1-½" Type K copper for a water line, it cost $6 a foot but with all fittings the 280' cost $4075.
steveray
SAWHORSE
Nope....there are some around here, but not new....
FM William Burns
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What is your definition of "few years" had a couple installed in late 90's and mid 2000's
RBK
Bronze Member
The company I work for does parts of systems in copper all the time. It's been a while (at least a couple years) since we did an entire system in copper, but I see copper pipe all the time. As far as I know, we are one of the very few companies that uses copper at all.
TheCommish
SAWHORSE
In a MRI room done 3 yeas ago in my town the sprinkler piping had to be copper, as well as all metal had to be non magnetic, because of the extreme magnetic field.
NFPA 13 list specifaction for cooper tube to be used in sprinkler systems
NFPA 13 list specifaction for cooper tube to be used in sprinkler systems
FM William Burns
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Cda,
All I've been a part of have been light hazard (Universities, Assembly and Business Occupancies) and as the Commish said, 13 is specific as to where and how copper (and other materials/tubing) can be used in in the design and installation of fire sprinkler systems.
All I've been a part of have been light hazard (Universities, Assembly and Business Occupancies) and as the Commish said, 13 is specific as to where and how copper (and other materials/tubing) can be used in in the design and installation of fire sprinkler systems.
A company is Trying to get about eight heads in a thirty foot Diamter dome by about twenty feet high
No attic area and exposed pipe would mess up the pretty picture
They do have some channels to hide the pipe in before they sheet rock
No attic area and exposed pipe would mess up the pretty picture
They do have some channels to hide the pipe in before they sheet rock
permitguy
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We had a school retrofit a system about a year and a half ago. They used exposed copper in the cafeteria following beams in a vaulted ceiling (natural wood look). Turned out pretty nice. That's the only one I've seen around here at all.