Steel Fire Sprinkler Pipe Archives

A Brief Review of Test, Burst and Working Pressures

by Mike Ryan on March 24, 2015

Wheatland’s Schedule 40 black and galvanized pipe, made to conform to...

CPVC Sprinkler Pipe: 31 Flavors of Risk

by Jelani Rucker on March 14, 2013

I’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...

Do you Design or Install Fire Protection Systems? You May Face New Risks

by Bob Bussiere on February 18, 2013

Steel 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...