Previous edition (2009) of IFC allowed 13D sprinklers in Group I Occupancies - 903.2.6. This carries over to IFC in 2012 with an added verbiage and explanation for I-1 occupancy; that is that the system 'shall be maintained in accordance with requirements of [13R]'. My question is how does one do an annual inspection on a system that does not have the features needed to accomplish the testing they are requiring?
Just to mention a few, I'm thinking here of things like main drain test, activating a flow switch through a test connection, even fire pumps (if present) on a 13D would not have any features for testing. Nowhere can I find a reference in IFC that would require having these features. And further, if you provide these feature to meet the IFC requirement aren't you very close to a 13R (with the only difference being 10 minutes of water vs. 30)? Please help a blind man to understand, am I missing something? Pat Thompson SET -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/private/sprinklerforum/attachments/20130320/572d1475/attachment.html> _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum
