I’d contact local FD and see their requirements. Floor below was long tradition. Dates back to standpipes being inserted into stairwell. Now you’re normally in a rated shaft. You don’t need a hose line to follow once you’re in the rated stairwell.
Best. Bruce Verhei > On Sep 11, 2018, at 10:39, Steele, Andrew <[email protected]> > wrote: > > It sort of matters; think firefighters flaking out no less than 100-feet of > hose (maybe more) in the stairwell before charging the hose line with > standpipe water. This has to be laid neatly so it does tangle and kink on > charging. Typically the FD will hook to the first outlet BELOW the level of > the fire, but then lay ½ of the hose up the stair above the fire, then come > back down, to make entry on fire floor (laying hose above so it’s easier to > pull into the floor as they are crawling along). Hooking below is so if > things go really bad, the firefighters can hands on follow the hose out into > the stairway and down, hopefully to a safer place. > > The half-level provides for more hose reach into the actual floor. > > Andrew Steele > > > From: Sprinklerforum [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Trever Williams > Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2018 1:35 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Hose Connections - Main Stair Landings vs. Intermediate Landings > > From a practical standpoint does it matter if the hose connections in the > stairwells are installed on the main floor landings or the intermediate > landings? > > I remember learning years ago that it really doesn’t matter, and in a fully > sprinkled building it really, really doesn’t matter, but lately I’ve been > encountering AHJs that seem to think it matters. > > Trever Williams > Design Manager > Unlimited Sprinkler Fire Protection > 130 Kristen Ln. > Wylie, TX 75098 > 214-349-8444 ex. 312 - Phone > 214-349-8450 - Fax > > > > > Web | Twitter | Facebook | YouTube | Nixle | E-mail Newsletters > > > > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org
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