Chemical corrosion inhibitors came into the fire protection industry during the early 2000’s. At that time, it was widely thought that microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC) was responsible for leaking fire sprinkler systems. Believing that ...
In September of 2008, at the NFPA 909 – Code for the Protection of Cultural Resource Properties – Museums, Libraries, and Places of Worship meeting, Jeff Kochelek, CEO of Engineered Corrosion Solutions, gave a technical presentation that forever ...
Recent conjecture in the fire sprinkler industry has proposed the use of compressed air dryers as a more cost-effective means to control oxygen corrosion and reduce moisture content in dry pipe and preaction fire sprinkler systems. This document ...