I don't think you are off at all, there is just nothing in the code that requires fittings be installed based on accessibility. Whether or not it's a firewall should be the only issue, but the way you worded it, they built the wall/soffit after the fact to hide the coupling. So it obviously isn't a firewall.
Thanks, Eric Tysinger CET NICET III - 108988 Designer/Project Manager - Fort Myers Branch Wayne Automatic Fire Sprinklers, Inc. 4683 Laredo Ave. Fort Myers, Florida 33905 p: (239)433-3030 x1240 f: (239)433-3263 C: (239)633-9703 -----Original Message----- From: sprinklerforum-boun...@firesprinkler.org [mailto:sprinklerforum-boun...@firesprinkler.org] On Behalf Of Craig Leadbetter Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2012 2:31 PM To: sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org Subject: Re: Mechanical fitting in wall Eric, Your example of the accessibility of the fitting being the same as if it were above a dry wall was the same argument that I used. I was just trying to verify that I am not missing something. Thanks -- Craig Leadbetter Safeguard of Marquette PO Box 116 Marquette, MI 49855 (O) 906-475-9955 (F) 906-475-5474 (C) 906-362-5393 craigleadbet...@gmail.com On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 2:31 PM, Eric Tysinger <er...@waynefire.com> wrote: > The only time I have seen that be an issue, is when it was a fire > rated wall or partition. The fire caulk manufacturer can't provide a > listed detail that includes a fitting. If the engineer is looking at > the future accessibility of the fitting, well, it would be no > different if it was located within floor trusses or above a drywall > ceiling. The only NFPA requirement is that valves be in an accessible > location. Fittings are installed within inaccessible locations every day. > > > Thanks, > Eric Tysinger CET > NICET III - 108988 > Designer/Project Manager - Fort Myers Branch Wayne Automatic Fire > Sprinklers, Inc. > 4683 Laredo Ave. > Fort Myers, Florida 33905 > p: (239)433-3030 x1240 f: (239)433-3263 > C: (239)633-9703 > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: sprinklerforum-boun...@firesprinkler.org [mailto: > sprinklerforum-boun...@firesprinkler.org] On Behalf Of Craig > Leadbetter > Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2012 2:15 PM > To: sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org > Subject: Mechanical fitting in wall > > We have a situation where a vic coupling was covered by a wall/soffit > for aesthetics. The engineer is questioning whether a vic coupling can > be in a wall that is not a chase. I am looking for input. > > Thanks > > -- > Craig Leadbetter > Safeguard of Marquette > PO Box 116 > Marquette, MI 49855 > > (O) 906-475-9955 > (F) 906-475-5474 > (C) 906-362-5393 > > craigleadbet...@gmail.com > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was > scrubbed... > URL: < > http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/private/sprinklerforum/attac > hments/20120426/3546bf46/attachment.html > > > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > Sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org > http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > Sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org > http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/private/sprinklerforum/attachments/20120426/aed8b580/attachment.html> _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list Sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list Sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum
