MILWAUKEE — Johnson Controls, a global provider of smart, healthy, and sustainable buildings, has expanded the Tyco® RM-2 Riser Manifold product offering with the launch of two versatile, economically focused RM-2 Base models that complement the fully-integrated RM-2 Riser Manifold. The riser manifolds support fire safety by supplying, monitoring, and regulating water flow to a building’s fire suppression piping system. The new base models are a cost-effective and easy transition arrangement to help better control valves and piping in a range of commercial buildings and high-rises.

The two new models join the fully integrated Tyco RM-2 Riser Manifold, equipped with a TD-2 test and drain valve, which achieves a tight seal using a plunger-type valve. The valve significantly reduces product wear and deterioration. The test and drain valve also includes an integrated, fully adjustable (100 psi/6,9 bar to 310 psi/21,4 bar) pressure relief valve for simplified testing.  

The new commercial RM-2 Base with TD-2 test and drain valve and residential RM-2 Base with either TD-2 or ball drain valve feature a built-in waterflow alarm switch, pressure gauge, and drain valve to simplify installation, testing, and operation with a cost-efficient advantage.

The fully-integrated RM-2 and the new RM-2 Base models are preassembled for convenience. The RM-2 Base is UL-listed and FM Approved, while the fully integrated RM-2 is UL Listed and components are FM-approved. The compact design allows them to be installed horizontally or vertically, providing compatibility with both single-sprinkler risers and floor controls within high-rise structures. Configurable coupling assembly of the original RM-2, an optional flexible drain hose, and residential ball valve drain pressure relief kit offer maximum design flexibility to meet a variety of building requirements.

“We’ve engineered the RM-2 product collection around the needs of contractors in the field,” said Martin Schulte-Frankenfeld, director global product management, Johnson Controls. “Whether they are specifying products for commercial or residential systems, they will find our now complete RM-2 offering to be more dependable, flexible, and cost efficient.”