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Posted By: harold endean Re: Article about PV system - 02/26/14 02:21 PM
John,

I was reading the NFPA magazine when I came upon this article about the PV fire here in NJ. Go to this website and see if you can read it.

http://www.nfpa.org/newsandpublicat...ary-february-2014/features/perfect-storm

You might have to copy and paste the link.
Posted By: ampherder Re: Article about PV system - 02/26/14 05:54 PM
It says WI.
Posted By: HotLine1 Re: Article about PV system - 02/26/14 08:33 PM
Harold:
The link goes to an article about a structure in Wisconsin??

Or, am I missing something?
Posted By: sparkyinak Re: Article about PV system - 02/27/14 01:45 AM
...the fire started in Jersey, spread to Wisconsin which made it catastrophic...
Posted By: HotLine1 Re: Article about PV system - 02/27/14 01:57 AM
Now that's not funny.....
Posted By: ghost307 Re: Article about PV system - 02/27/14 03:56 PM
Perhaps the implication is that there's nothing of consequence between New Jersey and Wisconsin??
I wonder how the fire worked its way past Lake Michigan.
:p


It's a good article regardless and well worth reading.
Posted By: sparkyinak Re: Article about PV system - 02/27/14 04:46 PM
As polluted it can get, I wouldn't be surprised...
"Now back to our original post...."
Posted By: gfretwell Re: Article about PV system - 02/27/14 05:46 PM
The thing I found interesting is the Le Farge fire department drained the municipal water system and had to truck in water from a lake.
I did not realize a municipal water system was that fragile
Posted By: shortcircuit Re: Article about PV system - 02/28/14 11:17 AM
Good article Harold. Thanks for the link.
Posted By: ghost307 Re: Article about PV system - 02/28/14 01:55 PM
I did some work at a hospital that was right on the border betwene the 2 towns that shared it and was hooked up to both water mains.
They never tested the fire pump at full output for more than a few minutes because it would actually suck the water out of the mains so fast that both towns would end up with a 'boil order' due to the lowered pressure in the mains.
I never figured out how they managed to get fire insurance without someone making them put in a water tower...
Posted By: harold endean Re: Article about PV system - 03/02/14 06:27 PM
John,

If you go down to the section in the article about "PV problem", it talks about the fire at the Dietz and Watson in NJ. It is a little past halfway down I believe.
Posted By: HotLine1 Re: Article about PV system - 03/02/14 06:40 PM
Yes Harold, I did see that, and I have to say..."Sorry"

That's what happens when I skim a post or article. Time is limited on occasion. Sorry buddy!!
Posted By: harold endean Re: Article about PV system - 03/21/14 01:56 PM
John,

That's OK. I know what you mean. We have been very busy around here until the past month. This winter has been brutal for the construction business by me.
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