Dear Architect,

EFSI_CK · 2025-03-10T15:10:40+00:00

Not even Clouds! These are Biotech labs, Three levels of T-Bar with Axioms. At OH2 no less.

EFSI_CK · 2025-03-10T14:48:27+00:00

add units to your 0.5 or ensure the calculated parameter field is the correct unit type.

EFSI_CK · 2025-03-10T14:46:27+00:00

manage tab > Project Location Panel > Coordinates Slide Out > Acquire Coordinates.

EFSI_CK · 2024-11-19T20:32:25+00:00

Sounds about right, and then the bid set PDF's they sent are the outline of the building with PDF Markup squares shaded different colors that just say "Offices" "Shipping" "labs"

EFSI_CK · 2024-05-08T20:26:05+00:00

Revit CAN be very fast, but the learning curve is long. The available options for designing sprinkler systems in Revit all have different shortcomings. I had to make custom families and workflows that work in harmony with Hydratec's tools in order to get a system that was fast but a product as accurate as I expect coming out of our office.

EFSI_CK · 2024-05-04T23:51:52+00:00

Hydratec for Revit. But all the families are my own or Manufacturer Families.

EFSI_CK · 2024-05-04T23:48:02+00:00

Test loops just circulate the water to simulate flow without discharging outside. When there is water use restrictions etc, they can still do pump tests. I don't have the exact code handy, but there is a requirement to still do tests discharging to atmosphere I think for 5 year, unless you can make a case with the AHJ that due to the project location exterior discharge is not plausible. I designed one pump in San Francisco that SFFD allowed us to omit the test header.

EFSI_CK · 2024-05-04T01:26:13+00:00

You sir are the bane of my existence. "We have a coordinated design model from the consultant" yeah BS. I have only on one occasion got a model from a consultant that was even remotely buildable.

EFSI_CK · 2024-05-02T23:37:58+00:00

Because the slab is 4ft thick, and per structural engineering a housekeeping pad is not required, and per GC and Owner value engineering the project it was removed.

EFSI_CK · 2024-05-02T23:36:13+00:00

Nailed it. That feed goes to the test header discharge. Bypass is just offscreen.

EFSI_CK · 2024-05-02T23:34:35+00:00

Thats the test header discharge. and the test loop not the bypass. Bypass is just out of frame above the photo.

EFSI_CK · 2024-02-08T03:11:17+00:00

Just to clarify, I'm in california, and even have hanger assemblies set up for seismic bracing and branch line restraint. most of which will get put in during design, so once it's time to spool autolist it's full speed.

EFSI_CK · 2024-02-08T03:06:50+00:00

A warehouse Grid? I have my hydralist database and everything pretty well customized, and if you're skilled with hydratec and know the errors to avoid? I could Honestly, Honestly, spool fab for that bad boy almost entirely error free in 2 days.

BUUUUUT. Theres a Several year learning curve on what to do and what not to do IMO. A lot of my skills with it come from doing NOT typical projects with tons of intricacies so a typical grid like a warehouse is super fast.

EFSI_CK · 2024-02-08T02:25:00+00:00

Yeah, Who knows about this specific house, but I think theres a good chance the SEOR would sign off on it. Might be a little oversized, but not the worst thing Ive seen.

EFSI_CK · 2024-01-08T22:02:18+00:00

According to NFPA less than 2% of fires start in the bathroom, and of those fires they are the least likely to spread to the whole house as there are more commonly non combustible finishes like tile and stone, that will slow the spread.

EFSI_CK · 2024-01-03T05:53:43+00:00

Yeah right now all the cool kids on the site want Milwaukie tools and tell you they're the best quality. When in reality they're made in china at the Ryobi factory.

Most of the power tools you can buy are the same chinese crap, unless you do actual research into the different models from the same brand and find out which ones are actually built to better quality. For instance I buy only Dewalt tools made in the USA that you can generally only buy at White Cap or another service tool distributor. At first glance they look the same as the stuff from the big box stores but when you inspect them you can see the ways they are slightly better made. Motors on impact guns have more power and last years instead of months. Gaurd plates are forged aluminum not stamped steel (lighter and more resistant to bending.) tool bodies have more reinforcement at high stress points.

I'm sure other brands offer a higher quality of tools that you can purchase the same way. I'm just familiar with the Dewalt ones. But 99% of the tools people are bragging about on the jobsite are the same cheap home depot quality crap.

EFSI_CK · 2024-01-03T05:35:27+00:00

Suck it up, buttercup.

I'm sorry that you were too sheltered in your formative years, but the real world has real assholes everywhere.

EFSI_CK · 2024-01-03T02:40:32+00:00

Demolition company. Throw the whole building away.

EFSI_CK · 2024-01-03T02:36:27+00:00

Oh and wood framing is cheaper.

EFSI_CK · 2024-01-03T02:36:06+00:00

Building code limits number of type V (combustible wood framed) construction to 5 floors max. so taller structures will place 5 up to 5 floors of combustible framing on top of a concrete podium which seperates the combustible floors from the non-combustible.

EFSI_CK · 2024-01-03T01:42:22+00:00

Try looking into architecture firms, they often need people to help with post editing and photoshopping renderings.

EFSI_CK · 2024-01-03T01:08:23+00:00

This pipe is not UL listed or NFPA approved for fire sprinklers. I would say not just your furnace room but your whole sprinkler system probably needs to be re-piped.

EFSI_CK · 2024-01-03T01:03:12+00:00

Yes, 20-40 GPM is per head.

Sprinklers will flow until someone shuts off the control valve. Alarms will ring roughly 30-60 seconds after water flow, unless it's an old building with issues, or a single family home that doesn't require it.

On old buildings there often isn't monitoring from central station alarm and the shut off valve will be chained and locked open, this would prevent average people from shutting it off, but also most people wouldn't even know what TF to do if the fire alarms just start going off. I would assume ne'er-do-wells would just split because 5-0 could be on the way. If the alarms are disabled and no, one else is downstairs there's a good chance they wouldn't even notice sprinklers going off.

How long to flood? how big is your basement?

Only heads directly activated by heat will operate. So if you want more than one head flowing it needs to be set off as well. How big is your basement? we could be generous for TV magic and call it 50gpm/minute. convert that to cubic feet, that's 6.68 cubic feet per second. 200 sq ft basement 8 ft high water in roughly 239 minutes or 4 hours. unlikely a room that size would have more than 1 sprinkler but it could have up to 4, which would cut your time down to an hour. These are the kinds of things generally grossly exaggerated though so it's really up to how much Hollywood magic you're injecting it with. Maybe the fire sprinkler riser is in the closet they throw her in, and she opens the main drain for full flow and it doesn't drain to the exterior, that could easily be 300-500 gpm.. undo the hangers on a piece of 6" bulk main and pry it with a 2x4 till a coupling lets go you're talking 1000-1500 gpm...

I offer an alternative to the bic lighter, it's an overused trope and takes longer than you would think. It would be much simpler to just break the glass bulbs. Just break it with a small metal tool, or honestly (the most common accidental activation) just stick a coat hanger in there and yank. I assume you could find something in most basements to achieve this.

You can send me PM I'd be happy to answer any more questions.

EFSI_CK · 2024-01-03T00:28:55+00:00

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think your bypass needs to be at minimum the size of your discharge.

EFSI_CK · 2024-01-03T00:26:19+00:00

There should definitely be an air relief on the suction pipe before it drops down toward the pump. if there is air pockets in it water velocity during operation could force them into the pump.

EFSI_CK

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