Travis, I'm with you. I've always been of the opinion that you do what the cut-sheet says unless you're using standard spray and then you can play. But then again what I've always had the opinion of seems to crash and burn a lot on this Forum.
On Sat, Jul 19, 2008 at 1:15 PM, Travis Mack, SET <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have a big box retail project where the design criteria is 0.19 gpm / sq > ft over 2000 sq ft. The design documents specify to use Tyco EC-11 ex cov > sprinklers. The sprinklers are spaced at 16X16 sq ft. Per the data sheet, > for OH2 (0.20 density), the sprinkler is req'd to discharge 51 gpm. > However, the consultant is saying that because our specified density is 0.19 > that we are able to only discharge 48.64 (256*.19)gpm per sprinkler. Has > anyone done this before? Is it acceptable? I thought I had to go with the > minimum the sprinkler cut sheet shows for OH2 (51 gpm). > > Any thoughts? > > T > > _______________________________________________ > 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) > -- Ron Greenman at home.... _______________________________________________ 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)
