Ken, I think you are on target. You are making your best recommendation as an FPE, which is appropriate. It's almost your duty as an advisor to the client. Remember, the Code only tells you what is required, but what is best might often be beyond that. However, if that is all the owner wants to do and it is not required by Code, you should yield to his request (in this situation).
Todd At 08:17 AM 5/12/2009, you wrote: >Chiller plant determined by architect to be F-2 occupancy: No sprinkler >protection required under current code. > >However, owner wants to bid alternate for sprinklers in main chiller room, >but no sprinklers in adjacent electrical equipment room. Electrical >equipment room has only dry equipment, transformers of 75 kVA, but no rated >separation from chiller room. > >I am pressing for sprinklers in electric equipment room, or 2-hour >separation with the alternate to provide sprinklers for the chiller room. >Would members say I am being overly conservative and best to be just be >content if owner wants to add some sprinkler protection? I see the >unprotected electrical area as reducing the value/advantage of sprinklers in >the chiller room. > >Ken A. Nisly-Nagele, P.E. >Mechanical Project Engineer > >Applied Engineering Services, Inc. >9100 Keystone Crossing, Ste 200 >Indianapolis, IN 46240 >Voice: 317.810.4141 >Fax: 317.810.4140 >www.applied-e-s.com <http://www.applied-e-s.com/> > > <file:///G:/Group/Marketing/Logo%20small.jpg> > >_______________________________________________ >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) Todd G. Williams, PE Fire Protection Design/Consulting Stonington, Connecticut www.fpdc.com 860.535.2080 _______________________________________________ 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)
