Does anyone know of any literature summarizing Standpipe Design Changes History for the last 130 years or so? I see Kennith Isman has a book out there about standpipes but not sure if it contains the history of design changes. I'd hate to purchase a $100.00 book that doesn't have what I need...
Hi guys! Does anyone know what the practice was pre 1950 for standpipe design? We ran into a situation here in the city of chicago with a high-rise where we were asked to perform a standpipe flow test. The building was built in 1929, contains 2 Class III standpipe systems with 2 standpipe...
Hi all,
Is there some tips or tricks to determining if a system is Hydraulically Calculated or Pipe Scheduled?
I know in a perfect world a hydraulic placard would be present, but we all know that is never the case. Especially in old buildings.
I know the obvious of checking main/line...
Hi guys,
I need some input here. I have a client that has a waterflow switch at the base of the riser activating when the jockey pump runs. I need to provide him some sort of solution to get this alarm device into service.
A little history about the building...
It's an existing Library...
