read the paragraph again slowly. It’s quite explicit and literal. If someone you know is not allowed to give you a little grieve - lol.
Roland Huggins, PE - VP Engineering American Fire Sprinkler Assn. --- Fire Sprinklers Saves Lives Dallas, TX http://www.firesprinkler.org On Jan 28, 2014, at 1:27 PM, Todd - Work <[email protected]> wrote: > IF I could get a clarification on something. I am working on a project where > we have a piece of 18" spiral duct that is obstructing some future sidewall > sprinklers. Section 8.7.5.2.1.3 talks about the 3x rule. That would require 3 > x 18" or 54" clearance. However, it also says the maximum clear distance > required shall be 24". The associated figure doesn't exactly clarify it. > Which distance needs to be maintained, 54" or 24"? It's a pretty big > disparity and would have a big impact on the shadow. At present, the distance > will be about 17". > > Todd G Williams, PE > Fire Protection Design/Consulting > Stonington, CT > www.fpdc.com > 860-535-2080 (ofc) > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org
