Seriously? Foam mattresses are required to have a nonflammable barrier, but that's just a rating on the material used to cover and bind it. In most states mattress toppers aren't required to be certified. Polyfoam is polyfoam and it's a wee bit flammable.
CEP Steve Leyton Sent from my "Smart" Phone, so apologies for any typos or voice-to-text corruptions. -------- Original message -------- From: "Kyle.Montgomery" <kmontgom...@aerofire.com> Date: 8/8/24 3:34 PM (GMT-08:00) To: Discussion list on issues relating to automatic fire sprinklers <sprinklerforum@lists.firesprinkler.org> Subject: [Sprinklerforum] Mattress Storage Classification I’m working with a client who wants to store mattresses in racks. They are foam mattresses, so these would be group A expanded plastics (EP). Each of the mattresses is rolled up and packaged in a cardboard box. So, cartoned expanded plastics (CEP), right? The customer (who is very knowledgeable about the mattress manufacturing process and requirements) wants to argue that mattresses should not just automatically fall into the “High-hazard (Group A Expanded)” category because of the strict flammability standards that mattresses are legally required to meet, specifically CFR 1633 – Standard for the Flammability (Open Flame) of Mattress Sets. What are your thoughts on this? I have my own ideas, but I was wondering if anyone had gone down the path before. Do you think the client’s assertion has merit? Why or why not? Thanks. Kyle Montgomery Aero Automatic Sprinkler Co. kmontgom...@aerofire.com<mailto:kmontgom...@aerofire.com>
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