March 22, 2011
Fire Protection Systems Corrosion Management,
Inc. (fpsCMI) is proud to announce the
ECS Pre-Engineered SMART
Manifold for Dry and/or Preaction Fire Sprinkler Systems.
Designed to efficiently perform nitrogen inerting on multiple
zone dry and/or preaction fire sprinkler systems, the SMART
Manifold can be used with both engineered and pre-engineered
nitrogen generators available through fpsCMI. Read more on
the “Products” Tab.
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March 1, 2011
New Design!
Corrosion Coupon for use with the
ECS Inspector Corrosion Monitoring Station are now designed to be more sensitive to oxygen corrosion.
The
ECS O2S Oxygen Sensitive Corrosion Coupon
/ Wet Systems – OSCW-1 and
ECS O2S Oxygen Sensitive Corrosion Coupon / Dry Systems -
OSCD-1 are designed to be particularly sensitive to oxygen corrosion. When installed in the ECS Inspector Corrosion Monitoring Station the configuration is designed to mimic conditions that can exist in a fire sprinkler system under which oxygen corrosion is most severe.
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February 28, 2011
New White Paper Available:
White Paper Topic #1:
Five Reasons Why Galvanized Steel Piping Should NOT be Used in Dry and Preaction Fire Sprinkler Systems:
Galvanized steel pipe was originally specified
as an upgrade to traditional black steel to provide more resistance
to corrosion in dry and preaction fire sprinkler systems. In
theory this approach makes sense because galvanized steel pipe
is internally and externally coated with zinc which should
provide resistance to atmospheric corrosion on the external
surfaces and resistance to internal corrosion when used in
“dry pipe” fire sprinkler applications.
Unfortunately, dry pipe fire sprinkler systems are rarely
completely dry. Under persistently moist, oxygenated
conditions the zinc coating on the interior walls of the piping
corrodes quite aggressively and failures can occur in as few as
12 months after installation. Discharge water from galvanized
sprinkler systems that have been actively corroding may also
contain high levels of zinc which has been classified as a toxic
heavy metal contaminant in waste water effluent streams. This
paper explores and discusses five primary reasons that
galvanized steel piping should not be used in fire sprinkler
applications.
October 20, 2010
Fire Protection Systems Corrosion Management,
Inc. (fpsCMI) the preeminent provider of nitrogen generators
for fire protection systems is proud to announce the
Engineered
Corrosion Solutions Pre-Engineered Nitrogen Generation System
(PENGS). The PENGS is a pre-engineered nitrogen generation
system that is designed to purge oxygen from pressure
maintenance gas in a single zone dry or preaction fire
sprinkler system with a capacity up to 750 gallons.
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August 20, 2010
Updated White Paper available:
White Paper Topic #2:
Controlling Corrosion in Wet Pipe Fire Sprinkler Systems Using
Chemical Corrosion Inhibitors:
The use of chemical additives to control
oxygen corrosion in wet pipe fire sprinkler systems presents
a variety of very significant challenges. The standard list
of alkyl amines and quaternary amines that provide excellent
corrosion control in fresh water flowing environments have a
much more difficult task in controlling corrosion in what
amounts to batch treating a long, narrow, stagnant, solids
filled pool of water with lots of “dead ends” that periodically
and regularly receives a fresh supply of oxygen. The
introduction of any chemical additive may require modification
of the back flow prevention devices on the fire sprinkler
system. There are also significant compatibility
considerations for chemical additives and fire sprinkler system
elastomers that are found in gaskets, valves and other system
components. This paper explores all of the complicating issues
associated with using chemical corrosion inhibitors in wet pipe
fire sprinkler systems.
July 23, 2010
New White Paper available:
White Paper Topic #9:
Corrosion in Fire Protection Systems Protecting Cultural Resources:
Providing fire protection systems for
cultural resources (museums, libraries and antiquities)
poses several interesting dilemmas when it comes to sprinkler
design considerations. Although it seems quite prudent to
install fire sprinklers to mitigate the risk that fire might
damage or destroy the cultural resources, there are real and
quantifiable risks associated with the act of placing water
filled piping above these invaluable collections or invaluable
facilities. Accidental water discharge and leaking pipes can
pose intolerable risks. Taking steps to mitigate risks can
only be done with a complete understanding of the root causes
of the corrosion and the proper means for prevention. This
paper examines all of the issues associated with managing
corrosion in a cultural resource setting.
June 9, 2010
Fire Protection Systems Corrosion Management,
Inc. (fpsCMI) announces the industry standard
Engineered Corrosion Solutions (ECS) Detector - Corrosion
Monitoring Probe is now available in a model that can be visually monitored for corrosion activity in wet and dry pipe fire sprinkler systems eliminating the cost of wiring to a monitoring panel when regular inspections are conducted.
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May 11, 2010
Fire Protection Systems Corrosion Management,
Inc, the preeminent provider of corrosion control solutions for
water-based fire sprinkler systems, is proud to announce the
Engineered Corrosion Solutions (ECS) Ejector - Automatic Air
Vent is now FM Approved
for use in wet pipe fire Sprinkler systems.
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