Yes, too many who will interpret the code/standard in whatever way is in their interest. And if given un-clear wording, it WILL happen. Thanks, Roland.
Ed Kramer -----Original Message----- From: Sprinklerforum [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Roland Huggins Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2015 3:23 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: 2.5" outlets on standpipes verses the immediate landing which would make the sentence plural with landings. That’s obviously each floor unless you stretch to say the MAIN floor is the ground level so only one valve. You’ve been exposed to too many attorneys and architects - lol. Roland Huggins, PE - VP Engineering American Fire Sprinkler Assn. --- Fire Sprinklers Saves Lives Dallas, TX http://www.firesprinkler.org <http://www.firesprinkler.org/> > On Sep 2, 2015, at 12:23 PM, Ed Kramer <[email protected]> wrote: > > I'm looking at section 7.3.2 of NFPA 14 (2013). Subpart (1) says to > locate valves "At the main floor landing in exit stairways." Note that > "landing" > is singular. Maybe my issue of 14 simply has a misprint. Can anyone > else check their 14 to see if it's printed as "landing" or "landings"? > I've been around long enough to know that 1 valve per stairway does > not meet the intent. > > > > Thanks, > > Ed Kramer > > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkl > er.org _______________________________________________ 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
