I am inclined to agree with your office staff.  If you place a hanger on the 
seismic separation assembly, you would be restricting the ability of the 
assembly to move in the Z axis and thus defeat the purpose of the assembly.

Thanks,

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From: James Crawford <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2023 5:13 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [Sprinklerforum] Hangers on Seismic swing joint

NFPA #13 (2013) 9.3.3 Seismic Separation Assembly

There has been some discussion between the designers and the field staff on 
whether you can put a hanger on anything other then the pipes shown as "A" & 
"B" on Figure A.9.3.3(a)

Background 8" feed main crosses the seismic separation.

Field staff say that due to the weight of the pipe and the flexible fittings, a 
hanger is required to stop it from swinging down.

Office staff say no hanger as it would defeat the purpose of the swing joint as 
it would restrict movement.

Comments or background either way as we can find nothing in the code for either 
option.


Thank You

James Crawford
Phaser Fire Protection Ltd.
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