Yes, of the 13 series documents, NFPA 13 is the only one mentioned in ASME A17.1
However ASME A17.1 is referenced in 13R. So if the building code permits 13R throughout then it should be the driving standard. Craig L. Prahl, CET Fire Protection Group Mechanical Department CH2MHILL Lockwood Greene 1500 International Drive PO Box 491, Spartanburg, SC 29304-0491 Direct - 864.599.4102 Fax - 864.599.8439 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.lg.com -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Roland Huggins Sent: Monday, April 23, 2007 5:28 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Elevator Inspectors vs. Piping Installation per NFPA One must assume that only 13 is identified in ASME A17.1 because it's the only one that REQUIRES sprinklers in these areas. Roland On Apr 23, 2007, at 11:15 AM, Kurt Olson wrote: > I have just the opposite problem. Condo building designed per 13R so > no heads required in elevator but the elevator inspectors wishes to be > the fire inspector and is requiring sprinklers in the pit and machine > room. > Problem is the elevator and machine room are basically detached from > the rest of the building separated by an out side walk way and there > is no way to install sprinklers without the potential for freezing. > Inspector > says that if there are sprinklers installed in the building the > elevator must have sprinklers per NFPA 13. When I try to explain that > the sprinklers are designed per NFPA 13R not 13 he says that ASME 17.1 > only references NFPA 13 so he is not aware of 13R so sprinklers are > required per 13. Has anyone else had a similar problem? > > Kurt Olson > East Coast Fire Protection > > ----- _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field)
