Clever approach, Travis. I'll put that one in my bag-o-tricks. Ed Kramer Littleton, CO
> 2 - Increase the design area to 1500 sq ft and eliminate heads in the > closets and washrooms from the design area per NFPA 13: 22.4.4.6.2 The > requirements of 22.4.4.6.1 to include every sprinkler in the design area > to > be included in the system discharge shall not apply where the area of > application is equal to or greater than the minimum allowable area of > Figure > 11.2.3.1.1 for the appropriate hazard classification (including a 30 > percent > increase for dry pipe systems). Sprinkler discharge in closets, > washrooms, > and similar small compartments requiring only one sprinkler shall be > permitted to be omitted from hydraulic calculations within the area of > application. Sprinklers in these small compartments shall, however, be > capable of discharging minimum densities in accordance with Figure > 11.2.3.1.1. > > I had done a job several years ago where we took the QR reduction and > had a situation similar to what you described. I included the heads in > the closet and had them as 2.8K sprinklers. However, the reviewing > engineer required we do a minimum of 1500 sq ft. When I took out the > heads in the washrooms and closets, we actually had a lower demand than > the 900 sq ft with all of the heads included. _______________________________________________ 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)
