Could you foresee a fire senario where the 47 extra heads would operate. I think that this is exactly what the exception is for.
Regards ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Pinigis" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 22/02/2008 05:30 PM EST To: <[email protected]> Subject: RE: Gaggle of closets Don't you just love it when the letter of the code works in your favor. I really don't think that this is what the NFPA 13 committee had in mind when they developed that section. Paul J. Pinigis, P.E. Chief Life Safety Engineer -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Todd Williams - FPDC Sent: Friday, February 22, 2008 5:05 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Gaggle of closets I am looking an apartment building which is to be designed according to NFPA 13. On the first level, there is a room which contains 55 - 3'x5' tenant storage closets (mostly filled with shelves). These would need to be sprinklered, which is fine, but the issue comes in the hydraulics. Section 14.4.4.4.2 states that closets with a single sprinkler may be omitted from the calculation. There could be up to 47 closets in the remote area. I have used this exception numerous times, but never in this quantity. The standard says nothing to the contrary, so I could eliminate 47 sprinklers in the remote area because they are in closets? Is there something I am overlooking? Todd G. Williams, PE Fire Protection Design/Consulting Stonington, Connecticut www.fpdc.com 860.535.2080 _______________________________________________ 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) This document should only be read by those persons to whom it is addressed and is not intended to be relied upon by any person without subsequent written confirmation of its contents. Accordingly, our company disclaim all responsibility and accept no liability (including in negligence) for the consequences for any person acting, or refraining from acting, on such information prior to the receipt by those persons of subsequent written confirmation. If you have received this e-mail message in error, please notify us immediately by telephone. Please also destroy and delete the message from your computer. The Unsolicited Electronic Message Act 2007 (The Spam Act) came into effect from 5 September 2007. As a valued client you may receive communications from us from time to time, including electronic publications, invitations and related information. Please advise if you wish us to stop sending these communications to you. Otherwise we will assume you wish to continue receiving these communications from us. Any form of reproduction, dissemination, copying, disclosure, modification, distribution and/or publication of this e-mail message is strictly prohibited. _______________________________________________ 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)
