Make sure you read 8.15.11 in NFPA 13. 8.15.11.3 Sprinkler shall be required inside these rooms, unless all 4 of these conditions are met: 1. The room is dedicated to electrical equipment only. 2. Only dry-type electrical equipment is used. 3. Equipment is installed in a 2-hour fire rated enclosure including protection for penetrations. 4. No combustible storage is permitted to be stored in the room.
I don't know if this has been talked about but #3, I said last night it was 2 hour rated walls. Maybe my thinking isn't correct. Actually reading the code this morning I believe it's talking about the actual equipment enclosure, hence the terminology. Or would it apply to either the actual equipment enclosure or room "enclosure"? Since if the room is fire rated it would "enclose" the equipment. Just asking because when this is brought up by people or fire officials usually indicate walls, but actually reading it again is that really correct? -----Original Message----- From: Sprinklerforum [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Engr. belal alrwadieh Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2014 5:15 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: RE: Fm 200 or co2 The project in saudi arabia, they r following NFPA Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android _______________________________________________ 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
