Ben is the President of the Safety Committee at Western States Fire Protection in the Colorado Springs office. As most of you know my honey is an extremely smart mechanical engineer who I brag on every chance I get. He acts as the Project Manager which entails, but does not limit him to, designing, managing, budgeting, and collaborately with architects, plumbers, electicians, etc.
There is an "office" group and a "fitter" group who work on the jobs and actual puts the fire sprinkler pipe in. The running jokes is the "office" guys aren't as handy and able to do the "manly" pipe laying. Please!
Ben wanted to demonstrate in the safety committee the reason why the right tools are always needed in your tool belt when dealing with active fire sprinkler lines and also have the guys feel the pressure when a sprinkler head is "live." When I say "live," I mean when the water is still in the pipe and the pressure remains active. Instead of what is typically done, which is the water is turned off and only a small fountain with no pressure comes out. This allows the guys to practice and reinforce the need for all safety measures to be taken.
Well the fitters all tried pulling this live head and placing a small tube like device back into the water pressure to allow a streamlined flow into the bucket. The fitters were taunting the office guys to try it (plus secretely Ben wanted to anyway) so Ben was the first office guy to step up and try it. He actually completed the task as fast and even faster than a few of the fitters (which I find very entertaining). Thats my man!!
I love the video! Ben was telling me how he had arranged for the lift, connecting it to the fire hydrant and then piping the line in order for the experience to be genuine. The pressure will be that high in a building (the movies show a nice little shower but that doesn't really happen).
My engineer hard at work!
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