It may be hard for him to shove the HVAC unit against the wall. With the minimal space allowed in this closet he still needs room to make duct connections, electrical connections, drain connections etc. But hey you could ask.
Craig L. Prahl, CET Fire Protection Specialist Mechanical Department CH2MHILL Lockwood Greene 1500 International Drive Spartanburg, SC 29304-0491 Direct - 864.599.4102 Fax - 864.599.8439 [email protected] http://www.ch2m.com -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Monday, November 01, 2010 4:25 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: Mechanical closet obstruction Todd, This is just a thought.Get the HVAC contractor to shift the unit into the corner,then place the sprinkler in the opposite,leaving 8" clear on 2 sides.You can maintain the 4" min. off the wall and cover ALL the clear space in the room.Right? Lamar Vaughn On Mon, Nov 1, 2010 at 2:53 PM, Todd Williams wrote: > This is under the 2002 code and they have the 5 ft ceiling height > restriction. I believe this is an 8 ft ceiling. > > > > At 02:28 PM 11/1/2010, you wrote: >> Todd, >> >> If this is residential, 6.8.1.5.3.1 specifically addresses this >> concern. >> 2007 ed. >> >> Cliff >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Todd >> Williams >> Sent: Monday, November 01, 2010 1:22 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Mechanical closet obstruction >> >> I know this was referenced in another post, but I can't find it so >> I'm starting a new thread. >> >> A 2' x 2' mechanical closet. The unit is mounted on the floor and a >> 16" x 16" plenum comes off the top and runs up through the ceiling at >> roughly the center of the room (approximately 4" clearance on each >> side). One sidewall sprinkler is installed near the ceiling and the >> AHJ questions the head being obstructed. Outside of installing 4 >> sprinklers in the closet, any good way to address this? The State >> Building Code specifically excludes the application of common sense. >> Thoughts? >> >> Todd G. Williams, PE >> Fire Protection Design/Consulting >> Stonington, CT >> 860.535.2080 >> www.fpdc.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] >> (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, CT > 860.535.2080 > www.fpdc.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] > (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) _______________________________________________ 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)
