Winter is officially here! As a reminder, please pay special attention to the following in your facilities:
Any construction that has been done in the last year or penetrations that did not affect pipes last year, could freeze this winter. Those areas should be walked with a thermometer and checked. Pay attention to “curtain” or outside walls where work was done.
Sprinkler work that is open to outside air penetrations:
• Loading docks
• Outside air plenum rooms
• Roof mechanical rooms
• Stairwells on outside walls
• Fire stairs that exit directly to the street
• Please make sure all heat trace that is supposed to be working is in fact pulling amps
• Cooling tower lines
• Hose tank lines
• All OA dampers should be air tight when closed
• Some buildings may have to shut outside hose spigots (this could apply to your home as well)
Remember, if a sprinkler system is in danger of freezing, YOU MAY BE ABLE TO isolate a drain a portion of it (CHECK LOCAL CODES AND YOUR LOCAL FIRE HOUSE), BUT YOU MUST NOTIFY CENTRAL STATION AND FDNY DISPATCH.
For more details on the winter storm click here.
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