I agree, George. And as long as owner, AHJ, insurance interests, judge & jury agree, there is no issue.
Ed Kramer Littleton, CO >The overriding concern is for cleanliness, in a HEPA filtered clean >room/operating room environment. >The application requirements for preventing foreign materials outweigh the >requirement for QR, IMHO. > >The gap is for prewarming of the fusible link/glass bulb > >glc > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ed Kramer >Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2007 2:22 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: RE: Clean room sprinkler heads w/ covers > >It doesn't answer your question, but I noticed that for a least one of the >manufacturers, if the air/dust seal is used, the sprinkler is no longer >quick response. A bit of an issue in light hazard occupancies. > >Ed Kramer >Littleton, CO > > >>Interesting: The cut sheet on the sprinkler has the following in it: >> >>When properly installed, there is a >>nominal 3/32 inch (2,4 mm) air gap >>between the lip of the Cover Plate and >>the ceiling, as shown in Figure 2. This >>air gap is necessary for proper operation >>of the sprinkler. >> >>They then go on to seal this gap with the air and dust seal. >> >>I was under the impression that the gap was critical for the proper >>operation of the sprinkler, but this doesn't seem to be the case. This >>same condition exists for the Reliable. >> >>Can someone explain why this gap is not required when the seal is >>applied, but is required otherwise. >> >>Thanks >> >>Pete >>VA > > >_______________________________________________ >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) _______________________________________________ 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)
