The systems I’ve done with really high temps have been specified as dry or 
pre-action systems. 

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> On May 13, 2019, at 6:19 AM, Skyler Bilbo <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Could this ever be dangerous, if water started to boil inside the pipes?  You 
> mentioned the oven will be at 270°F and the heads will probably be 360°F.  At 
> 270°F, water would boil below a gauge pressure of about 27.3 PSI.  If the 
> oven ever ran away and got hotter than anticipated, or had "hot spots", which 
> is common, it could get up to 360°F before the heads go off, and water would 
> boil at any gauge pressure below about 135 PSI.  It seems like when the water 
> starts to boil, it would raise the pressure in the piping, and probably raise 
> it to a point where it wouldn't boil any longer.  If we had water in piping 
> at 60 PSI and heated it up to 360°F, what would happen?  I definitely 
> wouldn't want a pipe bomb situation, but I'm not sure that would happen.  
> Just something I've been curious about before, and I'm eager to hear what 
> other people think, especially if anyone has tried it - in a safe 
> environment, of course.  I always made sure the riser had a pressure relief 
> valve on it for any ovens we have done (it is common for them not to, since 
> we are usually adding these on to existing systems), because I always figured 
> it could only help in this situation - kind of like how they do on water 
> heaters as a safety device so they don't explode through your roof.
> 
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3i_ZGPtm68  
> 
> 
> Skyler Bilbo
> 
>> On Fri, May 10, 2019 at 10:38 AM Travis Mack <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Why 11.2?  The criteria for 11.2 for density above 0.34 is found in storage 
>> chapters. This is not storage. 
>> 
>> Location has meaning. 
>> 
>> Travis Mack, CFPS, CWBSP, RME-G, SET
>> 480-505-9271
>> MFP Design, LLC
>> www.mfpdesign,com
>> Send large files to MFP Design via:
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>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
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>>> On May 10, 2019, at 8:24 AM, Luis Perea <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi everyone, I’m having trouble finding a sprinkler k=11.2 for high 
>>> temperature for a paint booth, the paint booth where I’m installing this 
>>> sprinklers goes up to 270F° so I need a sprinkler with a temperature rating 
>>> of at least 320°f.
>>> 
>>>  
>>> 
>>> I found this Sprinkler but the problem is that the max K Factor is 8.0
>>> 
>>> <image001.jpg>
>>> 
>>>  
>>> 
>>> Any of you know if is a k=11.2 sprinkler I could use?
>>> 
>>> Thanks
>>> 
>>>  
>>> 
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