There is no such restriction. This is the same as those who believe it's dangerous to put sprinklers in electrical rooms. Old wives tales and myth rule the minds of some.
A telecom room is typically low voltage modem and other phone/internet equipment. It is not an electrical room. In the NEC with regards to electrical rooms (transformers, switch gear and other big stuff like that) the restrictions are that sprinkler piping must not be run within the Dedicated Electrical Space which is typically the space from the floor up to 6ft above electrical gear or to the structural ceiling (whichever is lower) and the depth of the gear from the wall for example. The other space in the NEC is referred to as the Working Space. This is the space directly in front of the equipment up to 6.5 ft in height. Above that, sprinkler piping is permitted. But a telecom closet is of no consequence unless you have electrical panels, then just give them the space required and keep going. BTW: You can view the NEC and other NFPA Standards free of charge directly from the NFPA web site. Craig L. Prahl, CET Fire Protection Group Lead CH2MHILL Lockwood Greene 1500 International Drive Spartanburg, SC 29303 Direct - 864.599.4102 Fax - 864.599.8439 CH2MHILL Extension 74102 [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: Sprinklerforum [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Travis Mack Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2014 11:18 AM To: [email protected] Subject: telecom rooms Is there anything in any code/standard that prohibits sprinkler piping from passing through telecom rooms? I don't have access to the NEC right now. I can't locate anything in NFPA 13 that would prohibit it. I am on a project where due to phasing, I have to run a branch line through the telecom room to supply 2 sprinklers on the other side of it for this phase. The engineer says you can't do it. I thought I remember something in the NEC saying that sprinkler piping was acceptable to pass through these electric and telecom rooms. I just can't run over panels. -- Travis Mack, SET MFP Design, LLC 2508 E Lodgepole Drive Gilbert, AZ 85298 480-505-9271 fax: 866-430-6107 email:[email protected] _______________________________________________ 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
