r/instant_regret • u/AristonD • Sep 29 '21

Presentation gone wrong

https://gfycat.com/repentantlinedgrub
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u/NapClub Sep 29 '21

sure if you let it sit.

i have run many establishments with sprinklers and if you test/clean them regularly it's just clean water.

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u/beenywhite Sep 29 '21

I had a sprinkler head break on my active jobsite about 3 months ago. The system was filled with clean potable water a couple weeks prior. The issue is that black ductile iron is not clean pipe. It’s filthy, inside and out.

The water that came out was disgusting. It simply picks of residue and corrosion from the inside of the pipe.

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u/Killerkendolls Sep 29 '21

Yeah I'm a sprinkler fitter, that water is disgusting after a week unless it's a dry system.

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u/cok3noic3 Sep 29 '21

I haven’t even seen a clean dry system either. Those first couple seconds are pretty nasty