If the slope is only 3:12? Sent from my iPhone
On Feb 22, 2010, at 12:53 PM, "Art Tiroly" <[email protected]> wrote: > Check the TYCO attic sprinkler info again. With sloped roof in a > wood truss > attic you can cover the 40-60ft wide attic with BB sprinklers at the > peak > only spaced 6ft apart. They are available in K= 5.6 and 8.0 with > just one > row at the peak. Attic Sprinklers are expensive but very efficient > install. > Both wet and dry applications. > > Arthur Tiroly > ATCO Fire Protection Design > Tiroly and Associates > 216-621-8899 > 216-570-7030 Cell > WWW.ATCOfirepro.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Travis Mack, > SET > Sent: Sunday, February 21, 2010 4:41 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Attics and Tyco AP sprinklers > > Is it permissible to protect an attic entirely with Tyco AP > sprinklers? > I am looking at a project with a 3:12 roof slope. The Roof is */- 40' > span. Tyco makes a BB sprinkler that allows a 3:12 roof slope, but > a max > span of 20'. I do not see any criteria in the data sheet for the > Tyco Attic > Sprinklers for a roof entirely protected with AP sprinklers, only a > mix of > HIP, BB, SD & AP. > > Or, it is possible to put a row of the 4.2K BB sprinklers at the > ridge and > then put a row of AP sprinklers at the eave to get the 40' roof span > coverage. In that way, the 4.2k BB would only be protecting up to 20' > and the AP would get the last 10' on each side to give me my total > roof span > of 40'. The reason for doing this is to try to utilize CPVC piping > in the > attic as well as the floors below where the CPVC is allowed without a > problem. > > -- > Please feel free to call if you have any questions or comments. > > Sincerely, > > Travis Mack, SET > MFP Design, LLC > 2508 E Lodgepole Drive > Gilbert, AZ 85298 > Office (480) 505-9271 > Fax (866) 430-6107 > > _______________________________________________ > 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:Sprinklerforum- > [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:Sprinklerforum- > [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)
