Ronald, This is a very old provision.
The sprinkler spray is clearly disturbed. Do you know if this provision is based on any test? Dan www.riskmanage.com Tel: 972-4-8243337, 972-777-504-011 Fax: 972-4-8243278, [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Roland Huggins Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2014 11:26 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Steeply pitched roof I would not focus on the phrase shall be permitted (which taken by itself means optional). I would focus on the portion that states to maintain a horizontal distance of 24 inches. Combine this with Figure 8.6.4.1.3.3 that dictates the 4 ft separation is a minimum leads to the interpretation that you must be 2 ft away on each side and you are allowed to exceed the 36" vertical maximum to accomplish it. Roland Roland Huggins, PE - VP Engineering American Fire Sprinkler Assn. --- Fire Sprinklers Saves Lives Dallas, TX http://www.firesprinkler.org On Apr 2, 2014, at 11:17 AM, Juan Munguia <[email protected]> wrote: > My opinion is section 8.6.4.1.3.3 requires a minimum horizontal > clearance of 24 inches, and therefore allows the deflector to be > located at a vertical distance greater than 36 inches down from the peak. > > Juan Munguia _______________________________________________ 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
