The ventilation requirements for Diesel pump installations is definitely a lot more in depth. See 11.3 in the 2010 edition. Its not just for the combustion air, its also for cooling.
Benjamin Young On Thu, Sep 16, 2010 at 11:55 AM, John Drucker <[email protected]>wrote: > Sorry guys, correction > > The requirement applies to all. > > 5.12 is Equipment Protection > > 5.12.1.2, 5.12.1.2.1 & 5.12.1.2.2 is Outdoor Fire Pump Units > > 5.12.5 is its own section. > > 5.12.5 Ventilation. Provision shall be made for ventilation of a pump room > or pump house. > > Yes even AHJ's need to take a second look. Provide ventilation. > > John > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John > Drucker > Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2010 11:48 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: Pump Rooms > > Yes, However the cited standards reference applies to Outdoor Fire Pump > Units. > > 5.12.1.2 Outdoor Fire Pump Units. > > John Drucker, CET > Fire Protection Subcode Official > Fire/Building/Electrical Inspector > Fire Marshals Office > Borough of Red Bank, NJ > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Brian > Harris > Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2010 11:27 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Pump Rooms > > What's the consensus on ventilating pump rooms? 5.12.5 (NFPA 20) Says that > provisions for ventilation need to be made, is this for all pump rooms or > diesel only? I'm getting conflicting stories from the AHJ & the pump rep. > > > > Brian Harris > > First Defense Fire Protection > > 11957 Ramah Church Road > > Huntersville, NC 28078 > > Phone: 704.948.3506 > > Fax: 704.948.3507 > > Nicet # 128476 > > > > > > > > ======= > Email scanned by PC Tools - No viruses or spyware found. > (Email Guard: 7.0.0.21, Virus/Spyware Database: 6.15890) > http://www.pctools.com/ > ======= > _______________________________________________ > 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]<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]<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]<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)
