Retro sprinklers

[steveray]

Looks at this honey of a proposal....Time to buy stock in the sprinkler companies:

 

[Yankee Chronicler]

Like a residential sprinkler system would make any difference at allif a wildfire burns a house from the outside in. All tht's going to do is open a lot of sprinkler heads, reducing water available to firefighters.

 

[steveray]

Like a residential sprinkler system would make any difference at allif a wildfire burns a house from the outside in. All tht's going to do is open a lot of sprinkler heads, reducing water available to firefighters.

I don't think it is a wildfire thing....And it is going to get messy with this being stricter than the IEBC....Not a fan...

 

[Yankee Chronicler]

I don't think it is a wildfire thing....And it is going to get messy with this being stricter than the IEBC....Not a fan...

It is but it isn't. Or it isn't but it is.

This comes up right after half of California burned to the ground. Basically, it's a way to force sprinklers into more buildings.

 

[steveray]

It is but it isn't. Or it isn't but it is.

This comes up right after half of California burned to the ground. Basically, it's a way to force sprinklers into more buildings.

I'm sure Jeff submitted it months ago.....We will be voting on some part or version of it at the Orlando code change hearings...

 

[wwhitney]

half of California burned to the ground.

Where half = on the order of 1 in 1000.

Cheers, Wayne

 

[Yankee Chronicler]

Where half = on the order of 1 in 1000.

Cheers, Wayne

Literary hyperbole ...

 

[steveray]

Where half = on the order of 1 in 1000.

Cheers, Wayne

LA is not all there is to Cali?...Hunh....So it's just the best part?

 

[Mr. Inspector]

My state has not adopted the IFC. you can only use it where the IBC sends you to a certain section like high rack storage.

 

[mtlogcabin]

Good luck with getting an insurance company to settle in 60 days let alone be able to obtain all the required permits that maybe required to do the work to make it occupiable space again.
Smoke damage alone could take more than 60 days to clean

 

[steveray]

Good luck with getting an insurance company to settle in 60 days let alone be able to obtain all the required permits that maybe required to do the work to make it occupiable space again.
Smoke damage alone could take more than 60 days to clean

Exactly....