Thanks all! I have read this section so many times over the years that for some reason it just never registered in my head.
Goes to show you who they let be sprinkler designers these days.... On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 3:33 PM, Jeff Hewitt <[email protected]> wrote: > Try NFPA 13, 2002, Table 12.3.2.4.2.1 > > Jeff Hewitt, PE, SET, SFPE (Professional Member) > Corporate Engineer > Bi-State Fire Protection Corporation > > 241 Hughes Lane > St. Charles, MO 63301 > 636-946-0011 > 636-946-5172 (fax) > 314-574-6989 (cell) > > Fire Sprinklers Save lives. > Can You Live Without Them? > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Sean > Lockyer > Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 2:14 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: In-rack sprinkler maximum and minimum spacing... > > I have a fire marshal wanting me to show him where in NFPA 13 it dictates > the minimum and maximum spacing of in-rack sprinklers. This is a good > question, for the life of me I have never found it in black and white. I > know that there are several references to 8'-0" maximum spacing per > sprinkler for storage up to 25'-0" but we are only storing up to 20'-0". > > I have always been under the impression that you space a sprinkler in each > in-rack flue space, usually on the center point of the rack or at the rack > upright. Normally the racks are spaced around 8'-0" O.C. but there is one > here that is 4'-0" O.C. We are using intermediate level in-rack sprinklers > with the overhead system being ELO sprinklers-no ESFR, Large Drop, etc... > > We are using NFPA 13, 2002 Edition here in Florida. What says the community > ? > > -- > Sean Lockyer > Project Designer > Delta Fire Sprinklers > (407) 328-3000, ext 139 > _______________________________________________ > 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) > -- Sean Lockyer Project Designer Delta Fire Sprinklers (407) 328-3000, ext 139 _______________________________________________ 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)
