[Sprinklerforum] Re: NFPA 14 Hose Systems

2022-10-28 Thread BRUCE VERHEI
One place you might find these is on the back side of a building served by a rail line. Design specs may already have been discussed and finalized between the fire plan reviewer and architect as part of building permit review. Have you talked with plan reviewer? While intent is general

[Sprinklerforum] Re: NFPA 14 Hose Systems

2022-10-28 Thread Bob Caputo
Luis, While you may not find the term “wall hydrant” in NFPA 14, you will find it in multiple NFPA standards, including NFPA 1, 13, 20, 25 & 24 to name a few. While NFPA 24 does not provide a specific definition for a wall hydrant, the other definitions do not preclude one from having a

[Sprinklerforum] Re: NFPA 14 Hose Systems

2022-10-27 Thread Steve Leyton
I’m sorry it took a couple days to formulate a response to this – hopefully it’s still of value. “Wall Hydrant” is not a defined term in NFPA 14, but we often refer to wall-mounted hose OUTLETS as “wall hydrants”. The are usually 2-way, 4x2½x2½ but to my knowledge, there are no code