Claims
- 1. A corrosion monitoring station for a water-based fire protection system comprising:
a first section of pipe, said first section replacing a portion of a water-based fire protection system and being constructed of substantially similar material to said portion it replaces; a second section of pipe, said second section being constructed of a substantially similar material to said first section; a first flow pipe including a first valve, said first flow pipe allowing liquid to flow from said first section to said second section when said first valve is open, and prohibiting liquid from flowing between said sections when said first valve is closed; and a series of coupons mounted within said second section; wherein said coupons can be removed for testing without draining said water-based fire protection system by closing said first valve, draining said second section, and removing said coupons.
- 2. The corrosion monitoring station of claim 1 wherein said first section and said second section are constructed of identical materials.
- 3. The corrosion monitoring station of claim 1 further comprising:
a second flow pipe including a second valve, said second flow pipe allowing gas to flow from said first section to said second section when said second valve is open, and prohibiting gas from flowing between said sections when said valve is closed; wherein when said coupons are removed for testing, said second valve is also closed.
- 4. The corrosion monitoring station of claim 3 wherein when said first valve and said second valve are both open, the levels of liquid and gas in said first section and said second section are substantially the same.
- 5. The corrosion monitoring station of claim 3 wherein said first flow pipe is connected to the lowest point of said first section and said second section and said second flow pipe is connected to the highest point of said first section and said second section.
- 6. The corrosion monitoring station of claim 3 wherein said first and said second flow pipes are both generally in the plane of said second section of pipe.
- 7. The corrosion monitoring station of claim 1 wherein both said first section of pipe and said second section of pipe are arranged in generally the same horizontal plane.
- 8. The corrosion monitoring station of claim 1 wherein said portion of said water-based fire protection system replaced by said first section comprises a portion of a main.
- 9. The corrosion monitoring station of claim 1 wherein said portion of said water-based fire protection system replaced by said first section comprises a portion of a branch line.
- 10. The corrosion monitoring station of claim 1 wherein said first section also includes a series of coupons therein.
- 11. The corrosion monitoring station of claim 1 wherein said first section also includes two couplings for removably attaching said first section to said water-based fire protection system.
- 12. The corrosion monitoring station of claim 11 wherein said second section includes similar couplings to said first section.
- 13. The corrosion monitoring station of claim 1 wherein at least one of said first section and said second section includes a sprinkler.
- 14. The corrosion monitoring station of claim 1 wherein at least one of said first section and said second section includes an electronic probe.
- 15. The corrosion monitoring station of claim 1 wherein said water-based fire protection system comprises a wet pipe water-based fire protection system.
- 16. The corrosion monitoring station of claim 1 wherein said water-based fire protection system comprises a dry pipe water-based fire protection system.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION(S)
[0001] This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/472,535, filed May 22, 2003, the entire disclosure of which is herein incorporated by reference.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60472535 |
May 2003 |
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