Stand alone electric bell/gong is never under 72 since it is not part of a fire alarm system. A stand alone electric bell/gong would be subject to 13 for reporting (i.e.: making noise) so five minutes and NFPA 70 for installation. NFPA 72 only applies when a fire alarm system is present. I don't put quick response heads in a auditorium because it's an assembly building per IBC but because it's a light hazard occupancy per 13. I do put in the system to begin with because it's an A occupancy.
On Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 12:03 PM, Thom McMahon<[email protected]> wrote: > My personal take on this is the time to operate has always assumed that 13 > and the 5 Min. limit referred to a water motor gong device, and 72 referred > to any electrical device I.E. flow switch or pressure switch. Water motor > gongs just seem to take longer to activate, and require a fairly steady > flow. Most flow switches are soo-oo-oo sensitive that they respond to surges > so often they need to be retarded 30-60 seconds to ensure that it is an > actual head going off. > > Thom McMahon, SET > Firetech, Inc. > 2560 Copper Ridge Dr > P.O. Box 882136 > Steamboat Springs, CO 80488 > Tel: 970-879-7952 > Fax: 970-879-7926 > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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) > -- Ron Greenman Instructor Fire Protection Engineering Bates Technical College Tacoma, WA Member: SFPE, ASCET, NFPA, AFSA, NFSA AFAA _______________________________________________ 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)
