Does anyone know if NFPA has addressed the issue of what to do if you
have pre-.05 density residential sprinklers that need to be replaced ?
If you have painted and/or damaged heads that are not listed for a
minimum .05 density what current residential sprinkler can be used ? To
my knowledge NPFA has not addressed this issue yet and every
manufacturer I talk to are at a loss for what to do to ensure that a
current residential sprinkler can be hydraulically viable on an old
pre-.05 system. Short of getting the old plans and doing calculations
from scratch what can you do ? What then if you can't get it to work ?
The sizes on those old systems were appreciably smaller than the sizes
seen in apartments today which makes the problem worse.....
The only feasible solution I can think of is to bring back the
"replacement residential sprinklers" that were phased out about 10 years
ago......
What says the community ?
Sean Lockyer
Project Designer 4617
Parkbreeze Court
Cell 386-279-1197 Orlando,
Florida 32808
[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]> Phone:
407-816-9101
www.AITLifeSafety.com <http://www.aitlifesafety.com/>
Fax: 407-816-9104
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