There are many pockets that would require sprinklers in it and I am trying to utilize the code for the best possible design ( not get around it ). I have
Sent from my iPhone On Jul 17, 2009, at 7:21 AM, Ron Greenman <rongreen...@gmail.com> wrote: > I can't see the advantage of 13 room design over 13D unless you're > looking for the better system. If it's the few extra heads because of > the beams I don't see how that can increase costs enough to warrant > the effort of trying to get around the rules. He chose the > architecture. If that requires more sprinklers and he doesn't want to > change the "look" then certain rules of the road apply. Now if he > wants the added protection of a 13 system that's another story but if, > as you say, it's still residential then you apply the residential > rules of 13, not the room design rules. Am I missing something here? > > On Fri, Jul 17, 2009 at 7:07 AM, George Medina<fireg...@aol.com> > wrote: >> We are talking about a residential occupancy still. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Jul 17, 2009, at 5:27 AM, <lamarvau...@charter.net> wrote: >> >>> Are we still talking about a residential occupancy? >>> >>> Lamar Vaughn >>> Vaughn & Company >>> >>> ---- Damien Shannon <qedsprinkl...@usa.com> wrote: >>>> My understanding would be: >>>> NFPA 13, 2007, 11.2.3.3.5 (2) would allow 8' wide with a 8" lintel >>>> for light >>>> hazard Room design to be considered an unprotected opening. i.e. >>>> you could >>>> still use room design but would have to calc your 'design room' >>>> and 2 >>>> sprinklers in each of the communicating spaces (that have >>>> unprotected >>>> openings). If the door into the other room on the 3rd floor could >>>> be >>>> considered 'Non-rated automatic or self closing doors' as stated in >>>> NFPA 13, >>>> 2007 section 11.2.3.3.5 (1), had your 8" lintel opening (opening >>>> restricted >>>> to 8' wide), you could calc the sprinklers in the design room and 2 >>>> sprinklers from the floor below floor. >>>> Alternatively, since it seems you have water supply to be >>>> considering the >>>> additional sprinklers required for the communicating spaces with >>>> the room >>>> design, if you were doing .1/1500 design, would the required area >>>> of >>>> operation not be limited to a given floor and would that extra room >>>> on the >>>> 3rd floor have more than 2 sprinklers? If the 2nd room on the 3rd >>>> floor has >>>> only 2 sprinklers (depending on spacing/flow requirements), it >>>> may be >>>> comparitable to the room design you may be able to justify the calc >>>> without >>>> your friend installing auto closing doors, lintel and reducing the >>>> 12' >>>> opening. >>>> A lot of ifs for you. >>>> >>>> Damien Shannon. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: sprinklerforum-boun...@firesprinkler.org >>>> [mailto:sprinklerforum-boun...@firesprinkler.org] On Behalf Of >>>> George Medina >>>> Jr >>>> Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2009 10:26 PM >>>> To: SprinklerFORUM@firesprinkler.org >>>> Cc: msingletonf...@sbcglobal.net >>>> Subject: Room design method - Technical information >>>> >>>> ?I am trying to help a contractor friend with a residential fire >>>> sprinkler >>>> system originally designed per NFPA-13D using Tyco 'LF-II' 4.9K. >>>> His client has areas where the beams are spaced less than 3'-6" and >>>> are 8" >>>> in Depth . He can not ( or does not) want to change the beam >>>> depth or >>>> spacing if possible so I inquired with the local AHJ about changing >>>> it to a >>>> regular NFPA-13 system and using the room design method (so as to >>>> use quick >>>> response heads near the bottom of the beams). I got the ok for that >>>> part, >>>> but the room configuration doesn't quite fit the code >>>> configuration. The >>>> most remote and demanding area is a third floor room (loft?) which >>>> has two >>>> compartments one being opened to the 2nd floor below. By reading >>>> the section >>>> on 'Room Design Method' it appears the main concern is keeping the >>>> heat in 1 >>>> room long enough to activate all the heads in it and possibly 1 or >>>> 2 heads >>>> near the unprotected opening. It appears that it would meet all >>>> other >>>> aspects of the code but the only difference being that the high >>>> room area >>>> has a 12' wide opening on the 2nd floor to an adjoin room (10' >>>> below the >>>> high ceiling). Is there a >>>> ny research data on the 'Room Design Method' where the mathematics >>>> and >>>> science required the 8" lintel and/or 8' maximum width of >>>> unprotected >>>> opening? Any suggestions? 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