The pockets are not symmetrical and placed in various shapes and sizes throughout the facility. Many are closer than 10' apart and some have wood bead board for the ceiling so the pocket rules would require heads in all of them.
They are only 12" deep for the most part, but lights, diffusers and in some cases the width prevent the spacing utilizing the obstruction rules where we could space on opposite of the soffits separating them or staying far enough away to spray underneath. Isn't it true that a "pocket" really is a pocket if the surrounding lower ceiling puts the sprinkler deflector at more than 12" from the deepest part? Thanks, Greg Living Water Fire Protection, LLC 1160 McKenzie Road Cantonment, FL 32533 850-937-1850 Fax: 850-937-1852 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael O'Brian Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2007 8:29 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: pockets vs obstructed Can you follow the ceiling pocket requirements (Type of sprinkler considerations need to be given 8.6.7 (2007 edition) Michael O'Brian Code Savvy Consultants www.codesavvyconsultants.com ************************************************ Coming soon www.inspector911.com -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Greg McGahan Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2007 6:38 PM To: [email protected] Subject: pockets vs obstructed We are looking at a restaurant I am unfamiliar with named Flemings. Question: The ceiling looks like the bottom of my sons lego's! How many soffits / pockets does it take to consider a ceiling obstructed construction rather than trying to protect every small pocket? We can not omit the heads in the pockets as they are too close together. Thoughts on this one you Wise Ones? Thanks, Greg McGahan _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum
