They may not necessarily be cars. My garage has a classic boat in it and the cars stay outside. The idea of it being a space for collectibles so the idea of protecting something of value makes sense. That should be addressed directly and specifically with the owner, I would think.
He's not thinking about opening a repair garage or some other commercial enterprise is he (she)? At 05:25 PM 11/10/2009, you wrote: >Ok so you can't make the 15 sec. work. So a dry is out. Antifreeze? If >someone needs a 7000 sf garage I bet they are not storing rusted out 52 >Desoto. What is the insured value of the cars stored there? Might impact >your thought process for how to protect them. If he is a car "collector" >does he also service and work on the cares in this garage? Does he paint >there? Are cases or drums of oil stored there? > >Off the top I'd say that if he doesn't mind losing the cars, then 13D might >be applicable. If saving the car's is his goal, then I'd look at something >else. > >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 > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: [email protected] >[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Greg McGahan >Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 1:53 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: 13D HUGE garage > >Under a non-combustible house, 13D, the first floor is slated as a garage of >7,000 sqft. The owner has requested an add for a dry system to protect the >garage. > >I know some will immediately say that this should be in accordance with 13 >due to the size. I agree that the intent in 13D was probably geared toward >1-3 cars in a garage and not a dozen or more. However.... > >The dilemma is this: > >Not enough water for a 13 system. >There is no foreseeable way to get water delivered in 15 seconds per 13D. > >I think they would be better off to heat the garage.. > >Does anyone have definitive info on this issue? > >Greg McGahan >Operations Manager > >Living Water Fire Protection >1160 McKenzie Road >P.O. Box 877 >Cantonment, Florida 32533 >(850) 937.1850 | Fax (850) 937.1852 | Cell (850) 554.3231 >[email protected] > >_______________________________________________ >Sprinklerforum mailing list >[email protected] >http://fireball.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 >[email protected] >http://fireball.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 [email protected] http://fireball.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)
