Bob: Yeah. I meet all 3, but I just had another fun one in this same jurisdiction. It is definitely a losing battle.
I had a office that was 300 sq ft. Heads were 9' off the wall and met all spacing criteria from 13. I figured the heads for the calcs at 15 gpm each because of being able to average the heads in a small room (which this office met all criteria). The AHJ rejected the plans because he said I needed a higher end head pressure for the heads. I called him and showed him the sections in 13 that allows it. His response was, this is as exact as I can remember "Don't try to justify any reasoning to me. Either use the pressures I want, or it won't get approved!" Then he hung up after that. So, I have learned that regardless of what any standard says, and regardless of their published requirements, this building is going to get the water curtain and we have to make it work. Thanks again for your help! -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bob Knight Sent: Monday, June 25, 2007 10:01 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: Atrium Travis, If I'm reading 8.14.4.4 (2002 ed) correctly, you do not need the closely spaced sprinklers if our adjacent floor areas are all fully sprinklered, the horizontal openings are at least 20', and your atrium area is greater than 1000 sf. From your posting, it sounds as if you meet all three determining factors. Bob Knight -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Travis Mack Sent: Monday, June 25, 2007 5:20 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE:Atrium Would an open atrium of 1400 sq ft in a 3 story building require closely spaced sprinklers around it? The atrium is located in the middle of an open office area. There is no glass or anything around the atrium. There is a handrail around the perimeter of the atrium on the upper levels? I am getting conflicting information on if the closely spaced sprinklers are needed or not? Travis No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.9.1/854 - Release Date: 6/19/2007 1:12 PM _______________________________________________ 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) __________ NOD32 2361 (20070628) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com _______________________________________________ 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)
