These are not draft stops. They are draft curtains required by the listing of the sprinkler.
The listing only states it has to be constructed of a material that does not let heat pass over or through. Travis Mack, SET MFP Design, LLC "Follow" us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/MFP-Design-LLC/92218417692 Send large files to MFP Design via: https://www.hightail.com/u/MFPDesign Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 11, 2016, at 10:28 PM, [email protected] wrote: > > Here is some food for though... > > Check out NFPA 13 Section 8.14.5.2 (3) > > ...The draft stop has to stay in place before and during sprinkler operation. > > This is from the CBC: > 718.3.1 Draftstopping materials. > Draftstopping materials shall not be less than 1/2-inch (12.7 mm) gypsum > board, 3/8-inch (9.5 mm) wood structural panel, 3/8-inch (9.5 mm) > particleboard, 1-inch (25-mm) nominal lumber, cement fiberboard, batts or > blankets of mineral wool or glass fiber, or other approved materials > adequately supported. The integrity of draftstops shall be maintained. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Feb 11, 2016, at 7:20 PM, rongreenman . <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Ed has a good point. I was thinking the opposite, is it heavy enough to not >> blow around? >> >>> On Thu, Feb 11, 2016 at 6:45 PM, Travis Mack <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Yeah. They just want to staple in place at top. >>> >>> Travis Mack, SET >>> MFP Design, LLC >>> "Follow" us on Facebook: >>> https://www.facebook.com/pages/MFP-Design-LLC/92218417692 >>> Send large files to MFP Design via: >>> https://www.hightail.com/u/MFPDesign >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>>>> On Feb 11, 2016, at 6:45 PM, rongreenman . <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> just let it hang vertically along a long edge? >>>> >>>> >>>> On Thu, Feb 11, 2016 at 3:49 PM, Travis Mack, SET <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I have a customer that is asking if batt insulation can be secured to >>> the >>>>> roof decking and used as a draft curtain for the Tyco CC sprinklers. I >>>>> have never seen an application such as this, but it doesn't seem to be >>>>> prohibited in the datasheet. The only requirement is that it must be >>>>> constructed of a material so that heat can not pass through or over. >>>>> >>>>> What do you think? Could insulation secured to the roof/floor deck >>> serve >>>>> as a draft curtain for these sprinklers? My gut feeling is that it >>> would >>>>> not be suitable, but I can't find something in the data sheet to support >>>>> that. 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