Learn how to select and align sprinkler systems for optimal functionality, by setting preferences and systematically checking each part. The article provides a step-by-step guide through the process of selecting, aligning, and checking the whole system.
Key Insights
- The process of setting up a functional sprinkler system starts with selecting the arm overs and filtering to select the preferred sprinklers, which in this case are one inch.
- Ensuring the alignment of each part of the sprinkler system is crucial for its functionality. This includes aligning the arm overs, riser nipples, and main parts of the system.
- Utilizing 3D views is highly recommended when working on complex tasks like this. It allows for accurate checking of the work done and helps to quickly identify and fix any issues or disconnections.
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Let's go ahead, select the Arm Overs, go to the Filter and select Sprinklers, one inch. Now you can see in some cases we have a reducer, in some cases we'll cap it. Like I mentioned before, your firm will have one preference over the other.
So for the sake of example here, we'll do one of each. Okay, go to the View, Create Similar, over the main, let's Align it, excellent. All right, we've got one more to go.
Let's pull this to there, all the Arm Overs, okay. Deselect the Sprinklers, one inch, and the riser nipple, Create Similar. Might have to zoom in to see it, Align.
Now all we need to do is connect these riser nipples to our main and we should be good to go. We've got this piece here. Let's go ahead and drag it just before the main, pull it all the way through.
We only need to see that, go to View. Okay, so this one is connected. All we need to do is just connect these here.
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So I will drag it down and just enough room to get that small filler piece, okay. Let's go back to our Piping Plan, double check. Again, 14 feet for this line.
The rest should be at 11 foot eight, 11 foot eight, 11 foot eight, and 11 foot eight. Let's go ahead and take a look at our 3D Fire Sprinkler System, to appreciate the work we've done in this point. We zoom into here, we should see our main connect there.
This will be our soffit area, we drop down and we have our run here. Now it looks like a few sprinklers I didn't connect. This is why I like to use the 3D view is to just check my work, because again, this happens.
So I'll highlight this one, go to my Piping Plan, and I think I'll just start over. There's only three of them. Again, connect into, very simple and an easy fix.
What do we have to do next? That's right, make sure they're all one inch. Okay, and let's go back to our 3D view. That looks much better.
Okay, I would always recommend using the 3D view between working in the Piping Plan and Reflected Ceiling Plan, just to make sure it looks like you think it should. And it looks good. All right, in the next video, we'll be working on the kitchen cafeteria area.
