As the criteria says, you artificially assign a storage height so that you have a 20 ft clearance. That is inherently limited, though, by solid pile having a maximum storage height so a 50 ft ceiling is about it. Beyond that you are then back to the previously mentioned ceiling installation business.
Roland On Apr 10, 2009, at 10:00 AM, Daniel Merkle wrote: > Ron, > You are correct. It is solid pile and what concerns me is I could > not find any limit on clearance from top of storage. > > > > > > ________________________________ > From: "Fletcher, Ron" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Friday, April 10, 2009 12:57:20 PM > Subject: RE: Storage Sprinkler > > He said it was solid pile. Is there a limit on clearance from top of > storage for area density in 07? > > Ron Fletcher > Aero Automatic Sprinkler > 21605 N. Central Ave > Phoenix, AZ 85024 > P: 623.580.7836 > F: 623.434.3420 > C: 602.763.4160 > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Roland > Huggins > Sent: Friday, April 10, 2009 9:49 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Storage Sprinkler > > Listen to Steve but support it with the 2010 ROC. We did a lot of > work to explicitly address excessive clearance for spray sprinklers in > storage under section 12.1.3.4 currently titled Ceiling Heights > (changed that too). The current criteria won't fly because it is > limited to solid pile (as shown by the approach coming from the old > NFPA 231) and Class I-IV in racks less than 25 ft (though that became > clear only at the ROC). Section 12.1 kills using it for all > storage. The option to put a barrier over the rack with sprinkler > beneath them (tough option) was deleted. > > Roland > > On Apr 10, 2009, at 9:21 AM, Steve Leyton wrote: > >> In-racks baby! Sell sprinkers! >> >> Steve Leyton >> Protection Design & Consulting >> San Diego, CA > > _______________________________________________ > 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)
