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Sprin kler 52 b
Screw: Brass UNS-C36000
Painted black for ap pear ance only.
Pip Cap: Cop per UNS-C11000 and
Stain less Steel UNS-S30400,Tef -
lon
Coated
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AC CES SORIES
Sprin kler Wrenches:
Stan dard W r e n c h : P a r t N o .
•
05000CW/B
Wrench for coated and re cessed
•
Microfast
Side wall Sprin klers:
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Part No. 07398W*
* A ½" ratchet is re quired (not avail able from Vi-
king).
Re fer to the "SPRIN KLER AC CES -
SORIES" sec tion of the Vi king En gi -
neering and De sign Data book for tech -
ni cal data on ap proved es cutch eons
and other ac ces so ries.
5. AVAILABILITY AND SERVICE
Vi king sprin klers are avail able through a
net work of do mes tic, Ca na dian, and in -
ter na tional dis trib u tors. See the Yel low
Pages of the tele phone di rec tory (listed
un der "Sprin klers-Automatic-Fire") for a
lo cal dis trib u tor, or con tact Vi king.
Vi king Tech ni cal Data may be found on
The Vi king Cor po ra tion's Web site at
http://www.vikingcorp.com.
The Web site may in clude a more re cent
edi tion of this Tech ni cal Data page.
6. GUARANTEES
For de tails of war ranty, re fer to Vi king's
cur rent list price sched ule or con tact The
Vi king Cor po ra tion di rectly.
7. INSTALLATION
WARNING: Vi king sprin klers are man u -
fac tured and tested to meet the rigid re -
quire ments of ap prov ing agen cies. The
sprin klers are de signed to be in stalled in
ac cor dance with rec og nized in stal la tion
stan dards. De vi a tion from the stan dards
or any al ter ation to the sprin kler af ter it
leaves the fac tory in clud ing, but not lim -
ited to: paint ing, plat ing, coat ing, or
mod i fi ca tion, may ren der the sprin kler
in op er a tive and will au to mat i cally nul lify
the ap proval and any guarantee made
by The Vi king Cor po ra tion.
A. Sprin klers are to be in stalled in ac cor -
dance with the lat est pub lished stan -
dards of the Na tional Fire Pro tec tion
As so ci a tion, Fac tory Mu tual, Loss
Pre ven tion Coun cil, Assemblee
P l e n i e r e ,
V e r b a n d
Sachversicherer or other sim i lar or -
ga ni za tions, and also with the pro vi -
sions of gov ern men tal codes, or di -
nances, and stan dards when ever ap -
TECH NI CAL DATA
pli ca ble. The use of quick re sponse
side wall sprin klers may be lim ited
due to oc cu pancy and haz ard. Re fer
to the Au thor ity Hav ing Ju ris dic tion
prior to in stal la tion.
B. Sprin klers must be han dled with care.
They must be stored in a cool, dry
place in their orig i nal ship ping con -
tainer. Never in stall sprin klers that
have been dropped, dam aged in any
way, or ex posed to tem per a tures in
ex cess of the max i mum am bi ent
tem per a ture al lowed. Never in stall
any glass-bulb sprin kler if the bulb is
cracked or if there is a loss of liq uid
from the bulb. If a glass bulb lacks the
ap pro pri ate amount of fluid, it should
be set aside and re turned to Vi king
(or an au tho rized Vi king dis trib u tor)
for anal y sis as soon as pos si ble. If
the sprin kler is not re turned to Vi king,
it should be de stroyed im me di ately.
C. Cor ro sion-resistant sprin klers must
be in stalled when sub ject to cor ro -
sive at mo spheres. When in stall ing
cor ro sion-resistant sprin klers, take
care not to dam age the cor ro -
sion-resistant coat ing. Use only the
spe cial wrench de signed for in stall -
ing coated Vi king sprin klers (any
other wrench may dam age the unit).
D. Use care when lo cat ing sprin klers
near fix tures that can gen er ate heat.
Do not in stall sprin klers where they
will be ex posed to tem per a tures that
ex ceed the max i mum rec om mended
am bi ent tem per a ture for the tem per -
a ture rat ing used.
E. Be fore in stal la tion, be sure to have
the ap pro pri ate sprin kler model and
style, with the proper or i fice size,
tem per a ture rat ing, and re sponse
char ac ter is tics.
For al low able de flec tor dis tance be -
low ceil ing of Microfast
M-5 Quick Re sponse Hor i zon tal
Side wall Sprin klers, re fer to ap proval
chart on page 52 c. Align top of hor i -
zon tal side wall de flec tors par al lel to
the ceil ing or roof.
Lo cate de flec tors of Microfast
Model M / M-5 Quick Re sponse Ver ti -
cal Side wall Up right Sprin klers 4" to
6" (102 mm to 152 mm) be low the
ceil ing (see ap proval chart).
d e r
Lo cate de flec tors of Microfast
Model M / M-5 Quick Re sponse Ver ti -
cal Side wall Pen dent Sprin klers up to
6" (152 mm) be low the ceil ing (see
ap proval chart).
Microfast
QUICK RE SPONSE
SIDE WALL SPRIN KLER
In stall side wall sprin klers with de flec -
tors lo cated 4" to 6" (102 mm to 152
mm) from walls. Ex cep tion: Side wall
sprin klers may be in stalled less than
4" (102 mm) from the wall on which
they are mounted.
The sprin klers must be in stalled af ter
the pip ing is in place to pre vent me -
chan i cal dam age.
1. In stall es cutch eon (if used), which
is de signed to thread onto the ex -
ter nal threads of the sprin kler. Re -
fer to the "Sprin kler Ac ces sories"
sec tion of the Vi king En gi neering
and De sign Data book for ap -
proved es cutch eons and other
ac ces so ries.
2. Ap ply a small amount of pipe-joint
com pound or tape to the ex ter nal
threads of the sprin kler only, tak -
ing care not to al low a build-up of
com pound in the sprin kler in let.
3. In stall the sprin kler on the pip ing
us ing the spe cial sprin kler wrench
only,
over-tighten or dam age the sprin -
kler op er at ing parts. DO NOT use
the de flec tor to start or thread the
sprin kler into a fit ting.
F. Af ter in stal la tion, the en tire sprin kler
sys tem must be tested in ac cor dance
with the rec og nized in stal la tion stan -
dards. The test is ap plied af ter sprin -
kler in stal la tion to en sure that no
dam age has oc curred to the sprin kler
dur ing ship ping and in stal la tion, and
to make sure the sprin kler has been
prop erly tight ened. If a thread leak
oc curs, nor mally the sprin kler must
be re moved, new pipe-joint com -
pound or tape ap plied, and then re in -
stalled. This is due to the fact that
when the joint seal is dam aged, the
seal ing com pound or tape is washed
out of the joint. Air test ing the sprin -
®
Model M /
kler pip ing prior to test ing with wa ter
may be con sid ered in ar eas where
leak age dur ing test ing must be pre -
vented. Re fer to the In stal la tion Stan -
dards and the Au thor ity Hav ing Ju ris -
dic tion.
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G. Sprin klers must be pro tected from
me chan i cal dam age. Wet-pipe sys -
tems must be pro vided with ad e -
quate heat. When in stall ing quick re -
sponse sprin klers on dry sys tems, re -
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fer to the In stal la tion Stan dards and
the Au thor ity Hav ing Ju ris dic tion.
June 16, 1999
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MODEL M / M-5
tak ing
care
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