Victaulic VS1 Series Installation Instructions Manual

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
Victaulic VicFlex
®
Maximum Working Pressure
Rating:
175 psi/12 Bar/1207 kPa
Connection to Branch Line
(Inlet):
1 inch/25 mm NPT or BSPT
Minimum Bend Radius:
2 inch/50 mm (UL)
7 inch/178 mm (FM)
SIDEWALL
Y
Face of
Fitting
Heated
Space
PENDENT
Y
Face of
Fitting
Heated
Space
REV_D
Style VS1 Dry Sprinkler
™
• Read and understand all instructions before attempting to install any Victaulic
• Wear safety glasses, hardhat, and foot protection.
• These installation instructions are intended for an experienced, trained installer.
• The installer shall understand the use of this product and why it was specified for the particular
application.
• The installer shall understand common industry safety standards and potential consequences of
improper product installation.
• It is the system designer's responsibility to verify suitability of stainless steel flexible hose for use
with the intended fluid media within the piping system and external environment.
• The material specifier shall evaluate the effect of chemical composition, pH level, operating
temperature, chloride level, oxygen level, and flow rate on stainless steel components to confirm
system life will be acceptable for the intended service.
Failure to follow these instructions could cause improper sprinkler operation and product failure,
resulting in death or serious personal injury and property damage.
K-Factor of Sprinkler:
5.6 US/80 metric
Maximum Number of 90° Bends:
4 Bends (UL) – All Hose Lengths
2 Bends (FM) – 38-inch/965-mm
Hose Length
3 Bends (FM) – 50-inch/1270-mm
Hose Length
4 Bends (FM) – 58-inch/1475-mm
Hose Length
Unheated
Space
Exterior
Unheated
Space
Exterior

WARNING

Flexible Hose Bend Characteristics:
NOTE: For out-of-plane (three-dimensional) bends, care shall be taken
to avoid imparting torque on the flexible hose.
Minimum
Bend Radius
90°
Minimum
Bend Radius
The following table is used when the ambient temperature is maintained
between 40° F/4° C and 60°F/16°C around the wet piping system.
Ambient
Temperature
Exposed Minimum Barrel Length "Y" inches/mm
Exposed to
Discharge End
of Sprinkler
°F/°C
40
4
30
-1
20
-7
10
-12
0
-18
-10
-23
-20
-29
-30
-34
-40
-40
-50
-46
-60
-51
NOTE: Exposed minimum barrel lengths are inclusive up to 30-mph/48-kph wind velocities
I-VICFLEX.VS1
® VicFlex
2X Minimum
Bend
Minimum
Radius
Bend
Radius
OR
Minimum
Bend Radius
Minimum
Bend Radius
Minimum
Bend Radius
40°F 50°F
4°C 10°C
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
4 0
100 0
8 1
200 25
12 3
300 75
14 4
350 100
14 6
350 150
16 8
400 200
18 8
450 200
20 10
500 250
20 10
500 250
I-VICFLEX.VS1_1
™ products.
Minimum
2X
Bend Radius
OR
Minimum
Bend Radius
60°F
16°C
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
25
3
75
4
100
4
100
6
150
6
150