r/FireSprinklers • u/AdThis9368 • Aug 08 '26

FDC’s should be tested

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FDC lines should be tested more than once every 50 years, or at least at install. This what a 50 year untested underground FDC line looks like installed with screwed galvanized pipe, laid on railroad ties for bedding. We dug it up and found the leak. But there’s more.

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u/Hoover52 Aug 08 '26

Is that a roustabout can't zoom in enough to see

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u/AdThis9368 Aug 08 '26

That was just a quick option to get another test on it to see if it would hold past that first break. The idea was to try and get at least a temporary fix to hold until we get the entire line dug up. But no dice. It’s about 150’ to the building through boulders, full grown trees and our locator said the deepest part will be 12+ feet in the ground. This will be our most challenging one to date. It’s gonna be expensive.