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GENERAL INFORMATION REV_A

WARNING

• Read and understand all instructions before attempting to install any Victaulic

products.

• Always verify that the piping system has been completely depressurized and

drained immediately prior to installation, removal, adjustment, or maintenance
of any Victaulic

products.

• Confirm that any equipment, branch lines, or sections of piping that may

have been isolated for/during testing or due to valve closures/positioning are
identified, depressurized, and drained immediately prior to installation, removal,
adjustment, or maintenance of any

Victaulic

products.

• Wear safety glasses, hardhat, and foot protection.
Failure to follow these instructions could result in death or serious personal injury
and property damage.
• Victaulic

VicFlex

™

products shall be used only in fire protection systems that

are designed and installed in accordance with current, applicable National Fire
Protection Association (NFPA 13, 13D, 13R, etc.) standards, or equivalent
standards, and in accordance with applicable building and fire codes. These
standards and codes contain important information regarding protection of
systems from freezing temperatures, corrosion, mechanical damage, etc.

• 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.

• It is the responsibility of the owner of a building or their authorized agent

to provide the sprinkler system installer with any knowledge that the water
supply might be contaminated with or conducive to the development of
microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC), including as required by NFPA 13.
Failure to identify adverse water quality issues may affect the VicFlex product
and void the manufacturer’s warranty.

Failure to follow installation requirements and local and national codes and
standards could compromise system integrity or cause system failure, resulting in
death or serious personal injury and property damage.
• Replacement/relocation of Victaulic

VicFlex

™

products SHALL be performed by

qualified personnel familiar with the system’s original design criteria, sprinkler
listings/ approvals, and state and local codes (including NFPA 13 standards).

Failure to properly replace/relocate a Victaulic

VicFlex

™

product could affect its

performance during a fire, resulting in death or serious personal injury and property
damage.