If your customers knew the long-term risks associated with installing CPVC in fire sprinkler systems, do you think they would tell you to use it? The decision to install CPVC can carry significant risk and liability long after the installation is complete. If the CPVC in a fire sprinkler system fails, the installer could be liable —â€...
Read moreI’m sure there are some applications where installing CPVC sprinkler pipe makes sense. Like, for instance, when the installer contractors won’t be eating lunch that day. And when you’re certain no one will ever be painting, soldering or wiring anywhere near it. Or caulking. Or spraying for pests. Or using any number of oils, grea...
Read moreSteel pipe in sprinkler systems has been used for over 100 years without the kinds of cautions and warnings that CPVC pipe carries. Today, some CPVC have abdicated compatibility testing, leaving it to third party testing agencies. Any contractor or engineer who designs or installs fire protection systems must understand the implications of the m...
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