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We tried out something new a couple months ago with a Detail Pick-Apart covering a dry sidewall sprinkler at a deck. We had a great response - healthy discussion from a wide variety of perspectives. Way back when we even talked about different parts and purposes for components of a wet riser. It's the dialogue that I often find the most helpful in seeing and understanding perspective that I simply just don't have. No detail is perfect, nor is it applicable in all situations. No way. It's one possible solution to some situations. That said, it can be really helpful to have open discord and learn from it. Quick rehash on ideas for critique and discord: USE CASES: What are good use cases for this? PROS: What benefits does an approach like this bring? CONS: What are the negatives with an approach like this? IMPROVE: What ways can this approach be improved?  What critique would you offer here?
Thanks, as always, for being part of making the industry better.
A couple weeks ago I was talking with a friend (shoutout to Chris Logan and his Fire Sprinkler Podcast) about different naming conventions for specific pipes in a sprinkler system.
What a great end result that chat started! We drew it up, labeled as best we knew, and posted it last week for your input. And boy did you not disappoint! Probably the term I knew least about was this one - 
We got a wide range of names and input on how you describe the system. We can create a pretty kickin’ diagram today with your awesome input.
But I can't help but to take it one step further. We all have anecdotal experience, but what is the most common terms actually used in industry? If I’m talking to a colleague across the country – what term is most likely to strike home? I hate surveys, so I’m not going to do that. Instead, below we have simple poll questions where you can instantly see the results too. Vote on what term you usually call each part of the system, and afterwards we'll build a new (and more representative) diagram based on the most common terms. Keep in mind that each of these pieces don't have a defined name. The others we covered last week (riser, system riser, feed main, cross main, branch line, armover, sprig) are all defined terms in NFPA 13. If we do this well enough it just might be what the industry uses over the next few years, so thanks for taking part! TERM #1 TERM #2 TERM #3 TERM #4 TERM #5
Thanks for your input & being a part of the community here!
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