No seismic. No insulation. 

Travis Mack, CFPS, CWBSP, RME-G, SET
480-505-9271 x700
MFP Design, LLC
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> On Jan 15, 2020, at 7:12 AM, Prahl, Craig/GVL via Sprinklerforum 
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> 
> Could it be related to seismic movement of unrestrained ductwork against the 
> FP pipe?
>  
> When you say ductwork, is that ½” between pipe and insulation or actual sheet 
> metal? 
>  
> Craig Prahl | Jacobs | Group Lead/SME – Fire Protection | 864.676.5252 | 
> [email protected] | www.jacobs.com
> 1041 East Butler Road   Greenville, South Carolina  29606
>  
> From: Sprinklerforum <[email protected]> On 
> Behalf Of Travis Mack via Sprinklerforum
> Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2020 8:54 AM
> To: <[email protected]> 
> <[email protected]>
> Cc: Travis Mack <[email protected]>
> Subject: [EXTERNAL] Pipe adjacent to duct
>  
> We have a project where the fire inspector is stating that the fire sprinkler 
> main is too close to ductwork.  There is a 6” main that is about 1/2” from 
> the ductwork. 
>  
> Of course, the inspectors response is “it’s in the code book” when asking for 
> a reference that mandates clearance to hvac ductwork. 
>  
> Has anyone run into something similar?
>  
> Note: this is not a high temp duct that would cause for enough heat to 
> convert the sprinkler water to steam. This is just your standard, run of the 
> mill, HVAC system. 
> 
> Travis Mack, CFPS, CWBSP, RME-G, SET
> 480-505-9271 x700
> MFP Design, LLC
> www.mfpdesign,com
> Send large files to MFP Design via:
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