Fire protection system with Viega Profipress protects two historical sites
Installing fire protection systems with Viega Profipress doesn’t just provide protection for the buildings after the work is done. It protects the buildings and the installers during construction too. In two separate instances, two different projects chose to install fire protection systems utilising Profipress to keep their structures free of flames while construction was still ongoing.
Yosemite National Park
Yosemite National Park is a United States National Park that covers an area of more than 761,000 acres with an elevation range of 2,100 feet to 13,000 feet. The park updated 10 historical cabins during the height of the forest fire season, and park officials would not allow any form of open flame within 50 feet of the structures. Control Fire from Bakersfield, California, needed a fire protection system they could install without the risk of causing a fire, inside or out. That’s why they chose Viega Profipress (US standard).
Castello di Amorosa winery
The Castello di Amorosa winery in Calistoga, California, produces mainly Italian style wines with most of their grapes grown in California. Fairbanks Mechanical Contractors installed Viega Profipress (US standard) for the winery’s fire protection system, as well as in the domestic and hydronic water systems.
Viega Profipress
Viega Profipress fittings for fire protection have exceeded all four severe sequential tests at UL labs in accordance with UL 852. The fittings were also tested to physical performance requirements of UL 213 for rubber-gasket fittings. Tested and certified by UL and FM, the system also meets the requirements of NFPA 13, 13D and 13R fire sprinkler systems. If the system does need repair, installing Viega Profipress fittings doesn’t require complete drain down of the system, which saves time and effort for the installers.
The historical value of both the cabins at Yosemite National Park and the wine of Castello di Amorosa will be preserved for years to come, all thanks to the fast, easy installation of Viega fire protection systems utilising Viega Profipress.