My first thought goes to dry system in the attic.  Assuming pitch >2:12 you
are calculating 2535 sq ft.  This will end up being about 25-30 sprinklers
with all of the attic spacing criteria.  Dry system = K5.6 sprinklers, so 25
sprinklers * 15 gpm each *1.3 for over discharge gets you to a demand just
south of 500 gpm.  

 

I'd probably look at a tank more along the lines of 15k gallons.  For pump,
you have your demand about 500 gpm.  Take your elevation pressure + end head
pressure + some conservative figure for friction losses and that gives your
pump rating.

 

Again, this is just a rough estimate with extremely limited information.
You may have a way where the specially listed attic sprinklers could
significantly reduce that discharge.  Globe has done a really good job with
an attic sprinkler system to keep the water demands quite low.

 

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From: Sprinklerforum <[email protected]> On
Behalf Of Matt Grise
Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2019 12:04 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: Pump & Tank Fed From a Well

 

If you are only providing enough tank for 150ish gpm, then a 250gpm pump
would probably do the trick. 

 

As far as the slope goes..just be sure you explain what you are suggesting
(and be sure they understand).

 

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<mailto:[email protected]> > On Behalf Of Brian
Harris
Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2019 1:56 PM
To: [email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]> 
Subject: Pump & Tank Fed From a Well

 

I've been asked to provide "hypothetical" sizing for a pump & storage tank
based on the assumption said tank will be filled from a well. It's a small
light hazard building, think wedding chapel. Off the top of my head I come
up with a 5000-gallon tank just based off of a light hazard remote area
flowing (8) heads for (30) minutes, no hose. Any ideas on "guestimating" a
pump size on the little to no information available or is this really going
down a slippery slope?

 

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