The new house will need fire sprinkling system and when researching the products I ran into AQUASAFE and AQUAPEX from WIRSBO
Plumbing with flexible tubing - how good?
Hi, Is the tubing fire resistant? All new house plumbing is done with Pemex here but sprinkler pipes are iron. Sprinkler is mandatory only on multi-housing complex. Single resisdence is voluntary option. Tony
Tony, the web site says that AQUASAFE "meets National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and UL requirements for residential fire sprinkler systems" but I have no idea if it's fire resistant.
I think we have similar codes in Seattle but my new house will need a min of
20' wide driveway + a fire truck hummer-style turn or a fire sprinkler system (the driveway is 180' long!!!) - I am going for a fire sprinkler (they say it should be about $1.50/living sq. ft.)Mart>> The new house will need fire sprinkling system and when researching the
To my knowledge, all plastics in construction must be fire resistant. Worst case scenario is that the tubing would burn, leak water and put the fire out.
You're not far from the truth. Former neighbor had his lawn mower catch fire one evening and the fire melted the solder that was connecting the water lines in the basement. The ensuing flood put the fire out.
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