Just because the design exceeds the minimum number of exits needed to meet the travel distance does NOT allow you to say the extra exit is not REQUIRED so no standpipe in it. If it is an actual stairway exit, it is considered required.
Roland On Mar 25, 2009, at 9:46 AM, Greg McGahan wrote: > This is an unusual case - it is not for volume or congestion - there > are 4 stairs, (2 sets) within 50-60 feet of each other in an > amusement building. You pay to go up but you get to come down for > free. > > My thoughts were since the hose valves are serving the same area it > is overkill to calc 1,000 gpm at an elevation of only 50' - manual > wet should be allowed per law, but the EOR says auto is what he > wants, serving about 14,000 sqft per floor. > > But Ok, I got what I needed - thanks. > > Greg McGahan > Operations Manager > > Living Water Fire Protection _______________________________________________ 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)
