CPVC residential fire sprinkler system

[EastHumboldt]

As I mentioned I was a building maintenance mechanic for the city. When our new courthouse/jail building was just days from opening, a sprinkler pipe burst from freezing in an unheated soffit. It was over the Xmas weekend and it ran inside the building for a day and a half before it was found. Because it filled the jail 18” deep and the courthouse about 4” deep. A deputy noticed water coming out of a door and across the parking lot. Ruined 20,000 sq ft of carpet, 18,000 sq ft of vinyl tile, and had to replace all the sheet rock 24” up from the floor on the lowest floor of the courthouse. I can’t remember if the contractor paid or his insurance, but IIRC it was maybe $200,000.

 

[mtnbiker208]

It’s darkly funny that the window signage says “CLEARANCE!” As in , these wet couches are now super cheap! Apologies if this is your store. You obviously might not see the humor…..

I cried at the time and now, I am just glad it is done. $800,000 claim and it took 9 months to fix and get the building back in place.

 

[EastHumboldt]

Oh man sorry.

 

[Customweld]

As I mentioned I was a building maintenance mechanic for the city. When our new courthouse/jail building was just days from opening, a sprinkler pipe burst from freezing in an unheated soffit. It was over the Xmas weekend and it ran inside the building for a day and a half before it was found. Because it filled the jail 18” deep and the courthouse about 4” deep. A deputy noticed water coming out of a door and across the parking lot. Ruined 20,000 sq ft of carpet, 18,000 sq ft of vinyl tile, and had to replace all the sheet rock 24” up from the floor on the lowest floor of the courthouse. I can’t remember if the contractor paid or his insurance, but IIRC it was maybe $200,000.

Back in '08 when the commercial real estate was in the toilet, we had a bunch of out of state owners that lost buildings and shut all utilities off. Came into work one morning in February and checked the SCADA system and we were missing about 1000gpm. Told my crew to cruise around and look for water. Sure enough there was a 2 story block building with water pouring out of the top of the bottom floor door jambs. Turns out the out of state bank that took possession of the building shut the gas off. The 6" fire suppression froze and broke. They ended up tearing the whole thing down.