BULLSEYE Sounds like someone is doing the A/E dance. Not the first time one has attempted to say this means equipment that uses electricity.
If the value of the data or continuity of business warrants it, suggest they do a double interlock preaction system. Roland Huggins, PE - VP Engineering American Fire Sprinkler Assn. --- Fire Sprinklers Saves Lives Dallas, TX http://www.firesprinkler.org <http://www.firesprinkler.org/> > On Nov 19, 2015, at 11:47 AM, <[email protected]> <[email protected]> > wrote: > > A server and a UPS is not an electrical room nor considered "electrical > equipment". > > "Electrical Rooms" house Transformers, MCCs and Switchgear. The clue is the > mention of dry type equipment. You haven't seen any oil cooled computers > have you? > > So technically this doesn't apply but it depends on what you convince the AHJ > it means. > > > If they are adamant about not putting sprinklers in the room, the better > argument is found in the Fire Code in 903.3.1.1.1 EXEMPT LOCATIONS where you > could use exemption (2)"Any room or space where sprinklers are considered > undesirable because of the nature of the contents, when approved by the fire > code official." Now the room will require the installation of smoke > detectors if you omit the sprinklers. Run that by the AHJ and see if it flies. > > > > Craig L. Prahl _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org
