NFPA 13, 2016 edition addresses the omission of sprinklers for elevators in both 8.15.5.3 and 8.15.5.6. (see below)
Section 8.15.5.6 only allows sprinklers to be omitted at the top of a hoistway for passenger elevators. However, as written, 8.15.5.3 allows sprinklers to be omitted, including at the top of the hoistway, for any type of elevator including freight elevators. Just want to make sure that I am reading this correctly that NFPA 13 allows no sprinklers for traction freight elevators if all the items in 8.15.5.3 are met even for freight elevators? Looking at the 2013 ROP/ROC, I can't tell if there was intent to allow the omission for freight elevators or not. Thoughts? Pete Larrimer VA ***************** 8.15.5.3 Automatic fire sprinklers shall not be required in elevator machine rooms, elevator machinery spaces, control spaces, or hoistways of traction elevators installed in accordance with the applicable provisions in NFPA 101, or the applicable building code, where all of the following conditions are met: (1) The elevator machine room, machinery space, control room, control space, or hoistway of traction elevator is dedicated to elevator equipment only. (2) The elevator machine room, machine room, machinery space, control room, control space, or hoistway of traction elevators are protected by smoke detectors, or other automatic fire detection, installed in accordance with NFPA 72. (3) The elevator machinery space, control room, control space, or hoistway of traction elevators is separated from the remainder of the building by walls and floor/ceiling or roof/ ceiling assemblies having a fire resistance rating of not less than that specified by the applicable building code. (4) No materials unrelated to elevator equipment are permitted to be stored in elevator machine rooms, machinery spaces, control rooms, control spaces, or hoistways of traction elevators. (5) The elevator machinery is not of the hydraulic type. 8.15.5.6 The sprinkler required at the top of the elevator hoistway by 8.15.5.5 shall not be required where the hoistway for passenger elevators is noncombustible or limited-combustible and the car enclosure materials meet the requirements of ASME A17.1, Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators. ******************
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