I don't doubt their efficacy or necessity - my question is essentially how do you calculate an area that is not required to be sprinklered by the standard in the first place and does not meet w/ the definition of a compartment? I'll just go ahead and do a four head calc for this balcony like I always do but I was wondering what others were doing. My second thought would be to just size the piping to the balcony sprinklers using the same interior pipe sizes without calculating it as it's own compartment. We've had similar situations arise when jurisdictions required limited attic protection in 13D systems and didn't give any guidance on how to calculate the required quick response sprinklers they were requiring at the ridge.
<https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=icon> Virus-free. www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=link> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> On Fri, Mar 6, 2020 at 4:33 PM Bruce Verhei via Sprinklerforum < [email protected]> wrote: > > > https://www-dailyherald-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.dailyherald.com/amp-article/20200221/news/200229736/ > > Balcony fire, spk head. > > On Mar 6, 2020, at 13:11, Pete Schwab via Sprinklerforum < > [email protected]> wrote: > > We only calculate the single balcony in question. > > > > > > Peter Schwab > > VP of Purchasing and Engineering technologies > > > > Wayne Automatic Fire Sprinklers Inc. > > 222 Capitol Court > > Ocoee, Fl 34761 > > > > *Mobile: (407) 468-8248* > > Direct: (407) 877-5570 > > Fax: (407) 656-8026 > > > > www.waynefire.com > > > > <image001.jpg> > > > > <image002.png> > > > > *I sleep in a sprinklered home, do you? * > > > > > > *From:* Sprinklerforum <[email protected]> *On > Behalf Of *J H via Sprinklerforum > *Sent:* Friday, March 6, 2020 3:52 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Cc:* J H <[email protected]> > *Subject:* How are you guys handling calcs for 13R balconies? > > > > I was wondering how you guys are handling calculations for 13R balconies > since the sprinklers aren't even required per 13R but are mandated by the > IBC? Treating it as a compartment in this case means I have to do a 4 head > calc when the rest of the project only requires 2 heads calculated due to > compartmentalization. It's not a big deal but kind of a bummer when you can > have really small pipe sizes for a project if it weren't for those pesky > guys on the balcony! > > > > J > > > > > > > <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=icon> > > Virus-free. www.avast.com > <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=link> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > > http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org > > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > > http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org >
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