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T y c o F i r e
P r o d u c t s
Care &
Maintenance
Products manufactured by Tyco Fire
Products are warranted solely to the
original Buyer for ten (10) years against
defects in material and workmanship
when paid for and properly installed and
maintained under normal use and service.
This warranty will expire ten (10) years
from date of shipment by Tyco Fire
Products. No warranty is given for
products or components manufactured by
companies not affiliated by ownership with
Tyco Fire Products or for products and
components which have been subject to
misuse, improper installation, corrosion, or
which have not been installed, maintained,
modified or repaired in accordance with
applicable Standards of the National Fire
Protection Association, and/or the
standards of any other Authorities Having
Jurisdiction. Materials found by Tyco Fire
Products to be defective shall be either
repaired or replaced, at Tyco Fire
Products' sole option. Tyco Fire Products
neither assumes, nor authorizes any
person to assume for it, any other
obligation in connection with the sale of
products or parts of products. Tyco Fire
Products shall not be responsible for
sprinkler system design errors or inaccu-
rate or incomplete information supplied by
Buyer or Buyer's representatives.
IN NO EVENT SHALL TYCO FIRE
PRODUCTS BE LIABLE, IN CON-
TRACT, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY OR
UNDER ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY,
FOR INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, SPECIAL
OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES,
INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO
LABOR CHARGES, REGARDLESS OF
WHETHER TYCO FIRE PRODUCTS
WAS INFORMED ABOUT THE POSSI-
BILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, AND IN
NO EVENT SHALL TYCO FIRE PROD-
UCTS' LIABILITY EXCEED AN AMOUNT
EQUAL TO THE SALES PRICE.
THE FOREGOING WARRANTY IS
MADE IN LIEU OF ANY AND ALL
OTHER WARRANTIES EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING WARRANTIES
OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
Limited
Warranty
Ordering Information: When placing an
order, indicate the full product name.
Please specify the quantity, model, style,
orifice size, temperature rating, type of
finish or coating, and sprinkler wrench.
Refer to price list for complete listing of
Part Numbers.
Teflon is a trademark of the DuPont Corp.
Ordering
Information
The Model BV-QR & BVLO-QR Sprinklers
must be maintained and serviced in
accordance with the following instructions.
NOTES
Absence of an escutcheon which is used
to cover a clearance hole, may delay the
time to operation in a fire situation.
Before closing a fire protection system
main control valve for maintenance work
on the fire protection system it controls,
permission to shut down the affected fire
protection systems must be obtained from
the proper authorities. All personnel who
may be affected by this action must be
notified.
Sprinklers which are found to be leaking or
exhibiting visible signs of corrosion must
be replaced.
Automatic sprinklers must never be
shipped or stored where their tempera-
tures will exceed 100
°
F/38
°
C and they
must never be painted, plated, coated or
otherwise altered after leaving the factory.
Modified sprinklers must be replaced.
Sprinklers that have been exposed to
corrosive products of combustion, but
have not operated, should be replaced if
they cannot be completely cleaned by
wiping the sprinkler with a cloth or by
brushing it with a soft bristle brush.
Care must be exercised to avoid damage
- before, during, and after installation.
Sprinklers damaged by dropping, striking,
wrench twist/slippage, or the like, must be
replaced. Also, replace any sprinkler that
has a cracked bulb or that has lost liquid
from its bulb (Ref. Installation Section).
Frequent visual inspections are recom-
mended to be initially performed for
polyester coated sprinklers installed in
corrosive environments, after the
installation has been completed, to verify
the integrity of the polyester coating.
Thereafter, annual inspections per NFPA
25 should suffice; however, instead of
inspecting from the floor level, a random
sampling of close-up visual inspections
should be made, so as to better determine
the exact sprinkler condition and the long
term integrity of the polyester coating, as it
may be affected by the corrosive condi-
tions present.
The owner is responsible for the inspec-
tion, testing, and maintenance of their fire
protection system and devices in compli-
ance with this document, as well as with
the applicable standards of the National
Fire Protection Association (e.g., NFPA
25), in addition to the standards of any
other authorities having jurisdiction. The
installing contractor or sprinkler manufac-
turer should be contacted relative to any
questions.
It is recommended that automatic sprinkler
systems be inspected, tested, and
maintained by a qualified Inspection
Service.
Installation
(Cont.)
21 ft.lbs. (28,5 Nm) of torque is to be used
to install 1/2 inch NPT sprinklers. A leak
tight 3/4 inch NPT sprinkler joint should be
obtained with a torque of 10 to 20 ft.lbs.
(13,4 to 26,8 Nm). A maximum of 30
ft.lbs. (40,7 Nm) of torque is to be used to
install 3/4 inch NPT sprinklers. Higher
levels of torque may distort the sprinkler
inlet with consequent leakage or impair-
ment of the sprinkler.
Do not attempt to compensate for
insufficient adjustment in an Escutcheon
Plate by under- or over-tightening the
Sprinkler. Readjust the position of the
sprinkler fitting to suit.
Step 1. Upright sprinklers must be
installed only in the upright position &
pendent sprinklers must be installed only
in the pendent position. The deflector is to
be parallel to the ceiling, roof, or mounting
surface, as applicable.
Step 2. After installing the BV Res/QR or
ELO support cup (or other escutcheon, as
applicable) over the sprinkler pipe threads
& with pipe thread sealant applied to the
pipe threads, hand tighten the sprinkler
into the sprinkler fitting.
Step 3. Wrench tighten the sprinkler using
only the following wrenches:
BV-QR Up/Pend - Comb. Wrench (1106)
BV-QR Rec. Pend - BV Wrench (1099)
BVLO-QR Up & Pend - W-Type 3 (1073)
BVLO-QR Rec. Pend - ELO Offset (1093)
Wrenches are to be applied to the
sprinkler wrench flats (Ref. Fig 2 & 3) only.
Step 4. For applications using the BV-QR
Rec. Pendent Sprinklers, a Protective Cap
is available which helps to prevent
damage to the sprinkler during ceiling
installation or during application of the
finish coating of the ceiling. Place the
Protective Cap over the Recessed
Support Cup and push it upwards until it
bottoms out against the sprinkler deflector.
NOTE
As long as the Protective Cap remains in
place, the system is considered "Out of
Service."
Step 5. After the ceiling has been
completed, remove and discard the
Protective Cap. If the sprinkler has been
damaged, replace the entire sprinkler
assembly. Do not attempt to modify or
repair a damaged sprinkler.
Step 6. Push the outer ring of the
Recessed Escutcheon over the Recessed
Support Cup. Do not continue to push on
the Recessed Escutcheon such that it lifts
a ceiling panel out of its normal position. If
the Outer Recessed Escutcheon Ring
cannot be engaged with the Recessed
Support Cup or the Outer Recessed
Escutcheon Ring cannot be engaged
sufficiently to contact the ceiling, the
sprinkler fitting must be repositioned.
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