-----Original Message----- Behalf Of Elizabeth Appleby Subject: Fire Suppression Systems Dear List- Our Museum/Library/Archive is about to undergo a multi-million dollar renovation and one of the things they are wanting to do is to install a dry pipe (water is not in the pipes until the emergency occurs--supposedly) fire suppression system in the collection storage areas. _________________________________________________________- Elizabeth, Wet pipe systems are often now preferred to the dry or pre-action systems. For a variety of reasons, the dry systems can be more prone to leaks than the wet systems due to corrosive bacteria in some water supplies. If you would like more information, or would like some of the horror stories of a dry system in a building that has both a wet and dry system, e-mail me off list. Dane F. Pollei Executive Director Brevard Museum of Art and Science P.O. Box 360835 1463 Highland Ave. Melbourne, FL 32936-0835 [log in to unmask] phone: 321-242-0737 ext. 14 Fax: 321-242-0798 www.artandscience.org ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).