I think it is reasonable to consider it as a 13D system with a variance to omit sprinklers in all areas other than the garage.
Tony On Wed, Jul 5, 2023 at 11:12 AM Sean Lockyer <slock...@aitlifesafety.com> wrote: > I have an interesting situation here: A homeowner has an electric car and > an electric car charger in her garage. However, the house is not sprinkled > and she is asking to just sprinkle the garage only. The AHJ has even > pre-approved just protecting the garage only and not the entire residence. > No problem, right ? Well, I don't know, TBH. There is a 3/4" water line > that COULD feed these 4 or 5 heads, but under what code reference would you > apply here ? Since this would have been a 13D system to begin with, could > you have just put in a few concealed residential heads and connected to the > 3/4" water line ? All the AHJ has asked for is to draw it up, permit it, > and provide a bell for notification in case of a fire. Other than that, > details are sketchy until they can review it. Some AHJ's would go way > over-the-top and ask for a separate line, extra hazard protection, etc.... > and another one I could see wanting a special hazard system. > > What does everyone else here think about this ? Everyone at the office > believes I am over-thinking it but I believe that over-thinking something > is better than not putting enough thought into something when the > alternative could cause more problems down the road. > > Thanks, > Sean > AIT Life Safety > > _________________________________________________________ > SprinklerForum mailing list: > https://lists.firesprinkler.org/list/sprinklerforum.lists.firesprinkler.org > To unsubscribe send an email to > sprinklerforum-le...@lists.firesprinkler.org >
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