Meeting Minutes
April 29, 2008

We met in a conference room at the Hooks Central Library, 3 PM.

Sheldon Dacus chaired the beginning of the meeting. 

Tim Davis ( tdavis@fpsCMI.com  1850 Craigshire Rd #302  St Louis MO 63146; office ph 314-432-1377 ) from Fire Protection Systems Corrosion Management, Inc [fpmCMI] gave a 45 minute presentation without his usual PowerPoint supplement due to no proper plug. We ran an hour because of a good discussion.  Some points that he made are:

• Water chemistry = rust
• MIC ≠ rust
• Treat water in pipes for bacteria and rust
• Design and install sprinkler systemsto inhibit MIC and corrosion
  • drains
  • pitch
  • air nitrogen in dry systems
  • food grade additive to water in wet systems

From their literature:  “Corrosion of fire protection systems results in interruptions to fire protection, production shutdown, product loss, property damage and costly repairs.”  … “Consistently treating water in a fire protection system with the correct chemistry inhibits corrosion and microbial growth.” …  “Reducing the amount of air trapped in the [dry] system will reduce corrosion activity.” … “fpsCME offers a comprehensive corrosion management program consisting of engineering Assessments, Correction and Remediation actions, as well as On-going Maintenance and Follow-up Monitoring Programs.”

Certificates of Attendance at this one (1) presentation for use as Continuing Education Credit, may be requested from our Secretary.  [This presentation was not pre-qualified for TN training time for either recertification or supplemental pay.]

Reporter:  Priscilla Neale   June 17, 2008