See NFPA 13R 6.6.7.1.3 (2002 ed.) & 6.7.7.1.3 (2007 ed.) BK
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2009 2:59 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: 13D Question 1988 Edition In all my almost 40 years experience,I have never seen anything 13,13D, or 13R limit the number of sprinklers in a compartment.There must be a misinterpretation on the part of the AHJ.It happens. Lamar Vaughn,SET ---- "Travis Mack wrote: > Again, going from memory as well. Isn't / Wasn't there something saying > that you need to use the fewest number of sprinklers able to protect the > area. So, if you have a 20'x30' room, you need to use 2 sprinklers at > 20'x20' spacing, instead of using 4 at 16'x16'. Using 2 sprinklers, you are > calculating flowing 40 gallons for the 2 sprinklers vs 26 gallons for 2 > sprinklers with 4 heads in the room, both scenarios protecting the same > space. Is that possibly what he is referring to? > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bob Knight > Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2009 12:36 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: 13D Question 1988 Edition > > Mike, > Going from memory, I don't have any standards with me, there is a > requirement for QR sprinklers not exceeding 4. I believe that this is > actually a 13R requirement though. Maybe this is the confussion. > > Bob Knight > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mike Cabral > Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2009 12:06 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: 13D Question 1988 Edition > > I have an AHJ that is telling a designer that there can not be 4 sprinklers > in a single compartment. I was told that he is working off an old standard > from 1988 or so. Anyone have recollection of this. > > Mike Cabral > _______________________________________________ > 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) > > > > > __________ NOD32 4168 (20090618) Information __________ > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > http://www.eset.com > > _______________________________________________ > 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)
