Bravo to these inputs ! I am always having to explain the facts of life to architects and developers who seem to equate 'water' and 'electricity' to 'disaster'. For what it's worth virtually all IBM's property portfolio and manufacturing facilities are sprinklered.
It's also worth reminding people who say that there is a safety issue with electrical spaces being wet suppressed that large transformers and turbogenerators are also best protected by water. Stewart On 14 Jun 2009, at 00:21, DerBlitzkrieger wrote: > The UFC actually requires wet pipe sprinkler protection in data and > computer > centers. That was quite a shock to the comm squadron on my base > when I told > them to put back a wet pipe system in a server room that they had > deleted > without asking anyone. > > On Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 4:22 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Be cautious in quickly deciding to omit sprinklers in these types >> of rooms. >> >> While there may be allowances permitted by code to omit the >> sprinklers >> there needs to be some analysis and discussion with the owner on >> just what >> impact a fire within one of these spaces can have on their operation. >> >> Loss of communications whether by phone, data or other means can be >> devastating to a company. The extent of loss within these rooms in >> a fire >> is almost always 100%. Electronic equipment is temperature >> sensitive so >> even if it was not directly burned, the elevated temperature can >> destroy it. >> Not to mention the repair of cabling within and to a point beyond >> the room. >> >> Having discussions with clients whose original fear was the equipment >> getting wet and who have had total losses due to even small fires >> within the >> rooms, their follow-up choice was to provide sprinklers. >> >> Remember that even if the equipment did get wet accidentally, it >> can be >> dried out, and restored to service a lot faster than it can had it >> been >> exposed to a fire. And also don't forget that these rooms end up >> being >> storage closets for miscellaneous junk sooner or later. >> >> We should make sure the choices made are in the overall best >> interest of >> the clients we serve. >> >> >> Craig L. Prahl, CET >> Fire Protection Specialist >> Mechanical Department >> CH2MHILL >> Lockwood Greene >> 1500 International Drive >> PO Box 491, Spartanburg, SC 29304-0491 >> Direct - 864.599.4102 >> Fax - 864.599.8439 >> [email protected] >> http://www.ch2m.com >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto: >> [email protected]] On Behalf Of Haji, Jaber M >> Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 2009 8:31 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: RE: Low voltage electrical rooms >> >> You may use the exception item to delete the AS from such rooms . >> >> Jaber M. Al-Haji >> Loss Prevention Dept >> KAS, >> [email protected] >> [email protected] >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto: >> [email protected]] On Behalf Of Dewayne >> Martinez >> Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 2009 3:27 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Low voltage electrical rooms >> >> Is there any clearance requirements in low voltage electrical rooms >> (telecommunication / data) between the sprinkler pipe and the >> equipment? >> >> Thanks, >> Dewayne Martinez >> Design Build Fire Protection >> New Berlin, WI >> _______________________________________________ >> 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] >> <to%[email protected]> >> (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) >> >> The contents of this email, including all related responses, files >> and >> attachments transmitted with it (collectively referred to as "this >> Email"), >> are intended solely for the use of the individual/entity to whom/ >> which they >> are addressed, and may contain confidential and/or legally privileged >> information. 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