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Cautions
Cautions
IMPROPER HANDLING AND/OR
INSTALLATION CAN PERMA-
NENTLY DAMAGE A SPRIN-
KLER AND CAUSE THE SPRIN-
KLER TO FAIL TO OPERATE IN
A FIRE SITUATION OR CAUSE IT
TO OPERATE PREMATURELY.
ALWAYS REFER TO THE TECH-
NICAL DATA SHEET FOR THE
SPRINKLER THAT IS TO BE IN-
STALLED. THE TECHNICAL
DATA SHEET PROVIDES DE-
SIGN CRITERIA RELATED TO
PROPER APPLICATION OF THE
SPRINKLER (INCLUDING BUT
NOT LIMITED TO SUITABLE
HAZARDS
TO
WHICH
THE
SPRINKLER CAN BE APPLIED,
CEILING CONSTRUCTION, IN-
STALLATION
DIMENSIONS,
MINIMUM FLOW RATES, ETC.).
IMPROPER APPLICATION CAN
CAUSE THE SPRINKLER TO
FAIL IN A FIRE SITUATION.
Cautions must be understood by
all disciplines (e.g. sprinkler fitters,
designers, authorities having juris-
diction, material handlers, etc.) in-
volved with the installation of auto-
matic sprinklers. Care must be
exercised during installation, and
the following guidelines must be
followed to ensure that the sprin-
kler will operate properly: Store sprinklers properly and
shield them from extreme heat.
Do not store sprinklers in direct
sunlight or in areas of vehicles
that are subject to extreme tem-
peratures. Over-heating will
damage the sprinkler by weaken-
ing the thermal sensing element
resulting in premature activation.
INSTALLER WARNING!!!
Read the following cautions before handling or
installing your sprinklers.
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TFP700
JUNE, 2007
Technical Services: Tel: (800) 381-9312 / Fax: (800) 791-5500
DO
DO leave sprinklers in their shipping
container until they are installed.
DO
DO install sprinklers in sprinkler fit-
tings after sprinkler pipe is in place.
DO
DO hand-start sprinklers by gently
handling the sprinkler.
DO
D
O
install sprinklers with the manu-
facturers required sprinkler wrench.
DO leave the sprinkler strap, where
provided, on until the sprinkler is to be
placed in service.
DO NOT
DO NOT dump sprinklers into con-
DO NOT
DO NOT slide pipe through structure
with sprinklers in place.
DO NOT
DO NOT install sprinklers by grasping
the thermal sensing element or de-
flector.
DO NOT
DO NOT use improper wrenches.
DO NOT remove the sprinkler strap,
where provided, until the sprinkler is
to be placed in service.
Customer Service/Sales:
Tel: (414) 570-5000 / (800) 558-5236
Fax: (414) 570-5010 / (800) 877-1295
Sprinkler cartons are specially
designed to protect the sprinkler
during transit. Do not empty
sprinklers from their cartons into
bags or buckets prior to installa-
tion, since damage to the sprin-
klers may result. Install the sprin-
klers directly from their cartons. Unless otherwise modified by
NFPA 13 Installation of Sprin-
kler Systems, sprinkler tem-
perature ratings shall be as fol-
lows:
Maximum
Sprinkler
Ceiling
Temperature
Temperature,
Rating,
°F (°C)
°F (°C)
100 (38)
135-170 (57-77)
150 (66)
175-250 (79-107)
225 (107)
250-300 (121-149)
300 (149)
325-375 (163-191)
375 (191)
400-475 (204-246)
475 (246)
500-575 (260-302)
625 (329)
650 (343)
Over-heating will damage the
sprinkler by weakening the ther-
mal sensing element resulting in
premature activation. Do not install any sprinkler that
shows signs of damage. Immedi-
ately replace all sprinklers that
are damaged during installation. Inspect glass bulb sprinklers at
the time of installation to make
sure that the bulb contains fluid.
Inspection of the glass bulb is to
be made with the sprinkler strap
in place by looking through the
openings of the sprinkler strap.
Any glass bulb that shows evi-
dence of leakage or that does not
have any fluid must be dis-
carded. Do not install any bulb
type sprinkler if the bulb is
cracked or there is a loss of liquid
from the bulb. With the sprinkler
held horizontally, a small air bub-
ble should be present. The di-
ameter of the air bubble is ap-
proximately 1/16 inch (1,6 mm)
for the 135°F/57°C to 3/32 inch
(2,4 mm) for the 360°F/182°C
temperature ratings. Loss of liq-
uid from a bulb can cause the
sprinkler to fail to activate in a
fire. Install sprinklers in fittings with
the pipe in place. Sliding piping
through structural members with
the sprinklers in place can se-
verely damage sprinklers. When starting the thread of a
sprinkler, do not over-tighten by
hand. Excessive tightening by
hand can cause damage to the
thermal sensing element without
knowledge to the installer. Always wrench tighten the sprin-
klers with the sprinkler wrench
specified for use with the specific
sprinkler being installed. Using
the wrong wrench can damage
the sprinkler. Apply sprinkler wrenches to the
proper
sprinkler
wrench
boss/flats only. Do not allow the
sprinkler wrench to slip during
the wrench tightening procedure.
Wrenching the sprinkler frame
arms, deflector, or thermal sens-
ing element, and/or wrench slip-
page, will severely damage the
sprinkler. Do not over-tighten (maximum
torque is as follows: 1/2" NPT/14
ft.-lbs.; 3/4" NPT/20 ft.-lbs.; 1"
NPT/30 ft.-lbs.). Over-tightening
can distort the sprinkler inlet
causing leakage or inability of the
sprinkler to operate properly. Do not attempt to make-up for
insufficient adjustment in the es-
cutcheon plate by under- or over-
tightening the sprinkler. Over-
tightening
can
distort
the
sprinkler inlet causing leakage or
inability of the sprinkler to oper-
ate properly. Under-tightening
can result in pipe thread leakage.
Relocate the position of the
sprinkler, as necessary, to facili-
tate the adjustment provided by
the escutcheon. Do not remove protective de-
vices (e.g., sprinkler straps, pro-
tective caps for concealed type
sprinklers, etc.) until the water
supply, either temporary or per-
manent, is made available to the
sprinklers for purposes of fire
protection. Failure to maintain
the protective devices where
provided may allow damage to
occur to the thermal sensing ele-
ment with increasing risk of the
sprinkler failing to activate in a
fire or causing the sprinkler to
activate prematurely.
Exception: For upright sprinklers
and sprinklers installed more
than 10 feet (3,1 m) above the
floor, protective devices (e.g.,
sprinkler straps, protective caps
for concealed type sprinklers,
etc.) are permitted to be removed
from the sprinklers immediately
following
their
installation.
(Where installation of mechani-
cal services or other construction
work is expected to take place
following the installation of sprin-
klers, consideration should be
given to leaving protective de-
vices in place until such time as
the water supply is made avail-
able to the sprinklers for pur-
poses of fire protection.) After a protective device (e.g.,
sprinkler straps, protective caps
for concealed type sprinklers,
etc.) is removed, inspect glass
bulb sprinklers to make sure that
the bulbs contain fluid, and in-
spect fusible solder type sprin-
klers for damage to the fusible
element and associated link as-
sembly parts.
Any sprinkler having a glass bulb
that shows evidence of leakage
or that does not have any fluid
must be replaced, and any sprin-
kler that shows evidence of dam-
age to the fusible element and
associated link assembly parts
must be replaced. Sprinklers cannot operate prop-
erly with protective devices in
place (e.g., sprinkler straps, pro-
tective caps for concealed type
sprinklers, etc.). As applicable,
refer to the Sprinkler Strap In-
structions provided in this data
sheet. Sprinklers that are found to be
leaking or exhibiting visible signs
of corrosion must be replaced.
Leakage and/or corrosion may
cause the sprinkler to fail to acti-
vate in a fire, and corrosion may
cause the sprinkler to activate
prematurely. Automatic sprinklers (including
cover plates of concealed type
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TFP700 sprinklers)
must
never
be
painted, plated, coated or other-
wise altered after leaving the fac-
tory. Painted, coated, or other-
wise altered sprinklers may
interfere with the sprinklers abil-
ity to operate in a fire. Modified
sprinklers must be replaced. After a fire, bulb type sprinklers
that have been exposed to corro-
sive products of combustion, but
have not operated, should be re-
placed if they cannot be com-
pletely cleaned by wiping the
sprinkler with a cloth or by brush-
ing it with a soft bristle brush. After a fire, overheated solder
type sprinklers must be replaced.
Over-heating will damage the
sprinkler by weakening the ther-
mal sensing element resulting in
premature activation. Care must be exercised to avoid
damage to the sprinklers - be-
fore, during, and after installa-
tion. Sprinklers damaged by
dropping,
striking,
wrench
twist/slippage, or the like, must
be replaced. Damaged sprin-
klers may cause the sprinkler to
fail to activate in a fire or cause
the sprinkler to activate prema-
turely. Treatment of water to counter the
effects of microbiologically influ-
enced corrosion must take into
consideration compatibility with
the materials of construction
used for all of the sprinkler sys-
tem components. Otherwise
leakage and/or deterioration of
components with resulting sys-
tem failure may result. Sprinklers, unless otherwise pro-
tected by corrosion resistant
coating or materials of