Slow-close valves March 21, 2013 Prevent water hammer damage to sprinkler systems with www.milwaukeevalve.comMilwaukee Valve’s slow-close Butterball valves.Read More
EPA WaterSense celebrates Fix a Leak Week One in every 10 homes has a leak that is wasting at least 90 gallons of water per day. March 20, 2013 EPA marks March 18-24 as fifth annual Fix a Leak WeekRead More
Antifreeze in sprinkler systems Use of this solution has generated great debate in the fire protection industry. Russ Leavitt, SET, CFPS February 20, 2013 Antifreeze solutions have been used for freeze protection in fire sprinkler systems for more than 60 years.Read More
Can A Video Save Thousands of Lives? Jim Camillo June 17, 2009 This past week I attended my fourth NFPA Conference & Expo, which was held at McCormick Place in nearby Chicago. Besides the usual excellent educational seminars, lively tradeshow floor andRead More
Sprinklers in Cold Environments Kevin J Kelly PE May 1, 2008 Make no mistake about it: These areas are fire-susceptible and fall under specific installation requirements in NFPA 13, 13R or 13D.Read More
Hydrant Flow Testing Dr. Sang H. Wong June 15, 2006 The use of hydrant flow testing data to design automatic sprinkler systems has gotten easier thanks to new computer modeling software. Read More