Now I think we have something. Maybe we need a single mouthpiece with a pseudonym that posts to a hall of shame. In everyone's message board/forum thing.
On Wed, Oct 1, 2014 at 3:18 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Add this one to the list of "I don't care what the code or standard > requires, I want it done my way or you're not getting a c of o" > qualifications in your proposal. I say we start a public humiliation > website where we can broadcast the name and employer of these "badges with > an ego". Wouldn't that be fun? > Mark at Aero > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sprinklerforum [mailto: > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Jamie Seidl > Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2014 1:36 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: NFPA 13 2010 - 8.6.5.2.1.3 > > I have a large renovation project we've been wrapping up. Due to over > head duct obstructions, we had some sprinklers located about 30" away from > columns. the next sprinkler was on the other side of the column, 14'-0" > away from the first. The fire inspector noted that we would need to add > sprinklers on the other side of the column since we couldn't meet the 3 > times rule, and if we did, it would still be too far from the other > sprinkler that was 11'-6" away from the side of the column. I mentioned it > to him and his boss that the 8.6.5.2.1.3 rule was up to a maximum of 24" > away from the column, at that point the column was no longer an > obstruction, and NFPA considered this adequate coverage. He initially > agreed with me yesterday, but we were shot down for a C.O. today because we > didn't add the sprinklers on the opposite side of the column. Normally, I > would have argued the point, but the GC just want's his CO, so he's paying > for the heads. Needless to say, I now look like I don't know what i'm > talking about in the eyes of the owners rep and contractor. > Have I had 8.6.5.2.1.3 wrong all these years? I always thought that 24" > away meant no problem, move on to the next. > Jamie Seidl > _______________________________________________ > 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 > -- Ron Greenman Instructor Fire Protection Engineering Technology Bates Technical College 1101 So. Yakima Ave. Tacoma, WA 98405 [email protected] http://www.bates.ctc.edu/fireprotection/ 253.680.7346 253.576.9700 (cell) Member: ASEE, SFPE, ASCET, NFPA, AFSA, NFSA, AFAA, NIBS, WSAFM, WFC, WFSC They are happy men whose natures sort with their vocations. -Francis Bacon, essayist, philosopher, and statesman (1561-1626) A problem well stated is a problem half solved. -Charles F. Kettering, inventor and engineer (1876-1958) _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org
