MetraVent

Air Vent

Meets 2016 NFPA code requirements for wet fire spinkler systems. Installers have a new requirement for wet fire sprinkler systems. The 2016 NFPA 13 requires a single air vent be installed for each web fire sprinkler system to reduce corrosion…
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Meets 2016 NFPA code requirements for wet fire spinkler systems.

Installers have a new requirement for wet fire sprinkler systems. The 2016 NFPA 13 requires a single air vent be installed for each web fire sprinkler system to reduce corrosion activity due to trapped air.

The MetraVent automatic air vent meets the new NFPA 13 requirement for venting air in a wet pipe system.

Mounted at high points within your fire sprinkler piping system, MetraVents will remove air pockets, providing an inexpensive and positive method to remove air in the system, helping to reduce corrosion activity.

Engineered to provide many years of maintenance-free, trouble-free operation, MetraVents will return your investment many times over during the life of your system.

MetraVent air vents are easy to install, extremely compact and are an economical, efficient way to remove air from your fire sprinkler piping system.

Product Highlights
  • FM Approved automatic air vent
  • Meets NFPA 13 8.1.5 (2019) Requirements for venting air in a wet fire sprinkler system
  • 150 psi and 300 psi models available
  • Internal and external epoxy coating available for added corrosion protection
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METRAVENT DATA TABLE
Pipe Size MODEL# MAX TEMP INLET SIZE OUTLET SIZE ORIFICE SIZE WT (LBS)
1/2″ (15mm) MVC150050 250 F 1/2″ NPT 1/2″ NPT 1/16″ 5-1/2
3/4″ (20mm) MVC150075 250 F 3/4″ NPT 1/2″ NPT 1/16″ 5-1/2
1″ (25mm) MVC150100 250 F 1″ NPT 1/2″ NPT 1/16″ 5-1/2

 

Pipe Size MODEL# MAX TEMP INLET SIZE OUTLET SIZE ORIFICE SIZE WT (LBS)
1/2″ (15mm) MVC300050 250 F 1/2″ NPT 1/2″ NPT 1/16″ 8
3/4″ (20mm) MVC300075 250 F 3/4″ NPT 1/2″ NPT 1/16″ 8
1″ (25mm) MVC300100 250 F 1″ NPT 1/2″ NPT 1/16″ 8

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