Hello Cherokeefirepro, When the elevator installers complain about my heads in the shaft and tell me they are not needed I make them supply me and the AHJ proof they are not needed. Most times I get to eliminate the head from the top of the shaft, The head at the bottom is for the trash that is known to buildup down there.
Saturday, August 23, 2008, 5:51:04 PM, you wrote: > One more question has anyone supplied documentation of hydraulic fluid being > non-combustible? > This came up in the forum last year and I recall someone using FM data to > show that a > high flash point would meet the intent of NFPA 13. > ------Original Message------ > From: Forest Wilson > Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [email protected] > ReplyTo: [email protected] > Subject: Elevator Pits and approved plans > Sent: Aug 23, 2008 5:07 PM > We are doing work in Westerville, Ohio. A school is installing a "Limited > Use/ Limited > Application" elevator. We submitted plans indicating approporiate > modifications to the > existing sprinkler system to accomodate the new elevator shaft and mechanical > room. > Our plans showed no sprinkler coverage in the elevator shaft. It showed a > sprinkler in > the elevator mech room with a water-flow switch to act as a shunt-trip. The > plans were stamped and approved. > We completed the job and during the final inspection, the local building > inspector and > fire inspector questioned why there is no sprinkler in the shaft and demanded > that we > supply documentation to the city regarding this. They also questioned why we > installed a > nwaterflow switch for the sprinkler in the mechanical room. When I explained > that it was > to act as a shunt-trip and showed them my copy of the NFPA 13 handbook, they > replied > that they've never seen that before and we would have to supply documentation > on that as well. > Of course, they are not Plan Examiners. They are Inspectors there to ensure > compliance > with the Approved Plans. They refused to sign off on our installation. > Has anyone encountered this before? Did you fight them through a formal > appeals process or just do whatever they wanted? > _______________________________________________ > 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) > Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -- Best regards, Charles Thurston Coastal Fire Protection Coastal mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ 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)
