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Contractor Finds Copper System Saves More Than Just Pennies
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Phoenix’s high-rise Municipal Building brought new awareness to installer and owner of how a copper sprinkler system can save money. Not only is the material easy to install, reducing labor costs; but can be cut and assembled right on the site, eliminating guesswork and time-consuming off-site fabrication and transportation. Reprint, U.S. Fire Sprinkler Reporter, July 1993.
(2 pgs.) 1 free (add’l $0.25 ea)

Copper vs. CPVC for Automatic Fire Sprinkler Systems

A4026


Evaluates copper tube and CPVC pipe for use in fire sprinkler systems in terms of installation requirements, properties, performance and cost.
(8 pgs.) 1 free (add’l $0.25 ea)

Fire Sprinkler Case Histories:(4)
Describes system design, technical details of the installation, and materials requirements for four copper fire sprinkler system installations:

  • Peabody Court Hotel

    405/4


    Retrofit of a 14-story, 105-room hotel originally built in 1930.

  • Pelican Bay Apartments

    410/5


    A three-story, 472-unit luxury apartment complex.

  • Stone Creek Apartments

    404/4


    A three-story, 248-unit apartment complex.

  • Wanamaker House Apartments

    406/4


    A 33-story, 333-unit apartment building.

Fire Sprinkler Systems

A4003


A guide to designing and specifying soldered and brazed copper fire sprinkler systems. Covers standards and code acceptance, materials specifications, friction loss, flow capacity and installation.
(12 pgs.) 1 free (add’l $1.00 ea)

Phoenix Municipal Building: Copper Installation

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Shows simple techniques used to save time and money installing copper tube for an automatic fire sprinkler system in a 21-story Arizona building. Reprint, FPC Magazine , October 1993.

Residential Fire Sprinkler Systems

A4010


A design and installation guide for plumbing, mechanical and sprinkler contractors. Offers a simple but thorough explanation of NFPA Standards and expert tips on the use of copper tube for residential automatic fire sprinkler systems.
(8 pgs.) 1 free (add’l $0.25 ea)

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