[AT] sprinkler systems

[Mogrits]

Not to be crass but this is what insurance is for and why rural dwellers have always paid more for premiums. I doubt premiums go down for rural sprinklered homes.

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K7jdj at aol.com wrote:

>In a message dated 3/7/2011 4:46:16 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
>mogrits at gmail.com writes:
>
>How are they gonna work off a well anyway? Or is everyone going to need a  
>huge tank and a pumphouse in their backyard?
>
>Yes, here where I lived in near Seattle (King County)  new  construction 
>for the past several years must have a specific measured water  flow, I 
>believe based on the area that requires protection.  Some  installations do 
>require large storage tanks.  The one I saw (about 1000  gallons) was installed 
>under the house in a quasi daylight basement.
>
>Where public water is available it is sometimes necessary to install  
>commercial size water meters and larger that normal piping.  They use both  dry 
>and wet charged systems.  The dry systems are installed in non  heated areas 
>and the wet ones only in those areas that are heated.  Many  issues with 
>piping installed in attics to protect from freezing as well as crawl  spaces.
>
>These requirements are only in place if there are issues with  fire truck 
>access.  If you are more than a certain distance from a road  (I'm not sure 
>what that distance is) you must have a 20 foot road/driveway that  will meet 
>standards to support the weight of the fire truck and have a provision  for 
>the truck to turn around. This 20 foot requirement can sometimes be  
>difficult to get on property that was subdivided years ago. 
>
>The fire  Marshall is God for new construction.  May people and 
>organizations thought  they could get waivers or work around the Marshall but they have 
>lost.
> 
>Gary
>Renton, WA
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