By "external door" do you mean direct access from the exterior of the building? NFPA 20 doesn't prohibit it and we do that all the time. See 4.12.2.1.1, .2 and .3 in the 2013 edition, which makes specific references to access not directly accessible from the exterior. SML
-----Original Message----- From: Sprinklerforum [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dewayne Martinez Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2014 11:48 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Outside access for fire pump rooms Is there somewhere in the code (NFPA or IBC) that requires a fire pump room to have an external door? Thanks, Dewayne _______________________________________________ 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
