If the book case is attached to the wall and the sprinkler is 6" out in front. Exactly what would it the bookcase obstructing? If it was in the middle of the room, it would be.
At 10:56 AM 6/12/2009, you wrote: >Forum members, > > > >I've drilled the 18" clearance issue into a building owners head and know >he's got me scratching my head with a situation at his facility. > >He has a bookcase against a wall that is 12" deep with a clear space of >about 6" above between the ceiling and the top of the bookcase. The >sprinkler is 6" out in front of the bookcase. He's asking me why the >bookcase is not an obstruction. > >It's Friday after a long week and I'm not sure why the book case is not an >obstruction. > > > >What if the geometry was different? Let's say a cabinet that 24" deep and >had 17" clearance between top of cabinet and ceiling? > > > >If you could point me to the right code sections, I would appreciate it. I >have looked at supplement 7 in the residential handbook but this is an >office building with standard spray sprinklers. > > > >Thanks for any help you can give, > > > >Randy Knutson > >Shilo Automatic Sprinkler, Inc. > >_______________________________________________ >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)
