Add to that arbitrary doubling of hose stream allowances and fixed head loss for backflow appliances by class - RP or non-RP - regardless of actual performance of a specific make and model. And 8-sprinkler residential design areas. We haven't ever done redundant pumps however, except with aircraft hangars.
I think that Mark's original question was about building area increases for sprinklers, which is a code formula thing, not necessarily a DOD or UFC thing regarding tweaks to the sprinkler standards. To my knowledge (and I've never been in the bathroom long enough to read the whole thing) the UFC's (there are several) represent the Gubmint's requirements for BASIS OF DESIGN, and are not a building code, so there's nothing in there about height and area increases. Generally, the project RFP will include a list of the referenced codes and standards (including and especially the pertinent UFC's) and every project we've done in the past three or four years, both plans/spec's and design/build, have been based on the 2003 or 2006 IBC and IFC. The only thing I'd want to double/triple check is that if you're doing a residential project, the FPE branch will almost certainly override the allowances for additional area and the extra story for a 13R system, and require a 13 design regardless of what's in Chapter 5 of the referenced edition of the building code. Steve Leyton Protection Design & Consulting San Diego, CA -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dyce Geoffrey H. Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 5:01 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: UFC Fire Sprinkler Requirements UFC requires many other items to keep our tax dollars at work. Dual tanks, dual pumps, cathodic protection and on and on. Go on line and you can print it out but make sure you read it all. Geoff Dyce -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Justin Reid Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 7:42 PM To: [email protected] Subject: UFC Fire Sprinkler Requirements The UFC requires a 3000 sf design area. Justin D. Reid, P.E. RLH Fire Protection 16735 Saticoy St. # 110 Van Nuys, CA 91406 213-798-0251 Sent from my iPhone On Jan 6, 2009, at 4:12 PM, "Phelps, Mark" <[email protected]> wrote: > Thats the one! > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]]on Behalf Of Thom > McMahon > Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 4:55 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: another fire - this will be interesting > > > Mark: > > Are you using UFC 3-600-01? Sept. 26,2006? > > Thom McMahon, SET > Firetech, Inc. > 2560 Copper Ridge Dr > P.O. Box 882136 > Steamboat Springs, CO 80488 > Tel: 970-879-7952 > Fax: 970-879-7926 > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Phelps, Mark > Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 4:48 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: another fire - this will be interesting > > Do any of you guys have experience with the UFC (of military fame) > as it > relates to this issue of area increases for sprinklers? > Mark at Aero > > > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum > For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] > > To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] > (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) > > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum > For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] > > To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] > (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 3746 (20090107) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 3746 (20090107) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field)
