When is a relocation of an existing fire sprinkler permitted, and when must an existing sprinkler be removed and replaced with new?
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Wayne Ammons
1/4/2019 09:11:24 am
Aside from sprinklers needing to be replaced due to age or damage as required by NFPA 25, sprinklers can be relocated only if the sprinkler is not removed from the fitting or outlet in which it is installed.
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Mike
1/4/2019 10:06:31 am
I wonder if this requirement will apply to the new grooved sprinklers by Victaulic
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Sue Byrne
1/4/2019 11:04:42 am
Interesting question... However, from an AHJ point of view, I would say I would take it case by case. The fire sprinklers are not being screwed into a welded fitting, so I would want to see what the fire sprinkler manufacture has to say about the use.
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Wayne Ammons
1/4/2019 12:03:57 pm
I posed this question to a Victaulic representative and was informed that Victaulic is currently working with NFPA to try and have language included in the standard to specifically address the grooved (IGS) sprinkler. The grooved sprinkler was specifically designed with a unique coupling as an assembly for ease of installation and to eliminate potential damage to the sprinkler itself from conventional wrenches. It is Victaulic's opinion that if you remove the coupling holding the sprinkler, you are not removing the sprinkler from the fitting it is installed on.
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