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AFSA Technical Update ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A newsletter dealing with codes and other technical issues August 8, 2013 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Abandoned Sprinkler Systems "During a remodel of an existing building, it was found that in the previous remodel that the existing sprinkler piping had been abandoned and left in place. The feed main was capped at the existing riser. A new complement of sprinklers and piping was installed and supplied from the existing riser. This was done 8 to 10 years ago. Is there any place in the IBC or NFPA standards that say this pipe has to be removed or can it remain abandoned?" We have reviewed NFPA 13, 2013 edition and the IFC, 2012 edition as the applicable code and standard. Our informal interpretation is that both the IFC and NFPA 13 require that automatic fire sprinkler systems be maintained or if abandoned, be removed. The requirement for keeping a sprinkler system maintained or removed in not in service can be found in the IFC in Section 901.6 Inspection, testing and maintenance. This section requires that fire detection, alarm, and extinguishing systems, mechanical smoke exhaust systems, and smoke and heat vents shall be maintained in an operative condition at all times, and shall be replaced or repaired where defective. Non-required fire protection systems and equipment shall be inspected, tested and maintained or removed. A similar requirement is in NFPA 13 in Section 27.2 for Inactive Sprinkler Systems Abandoned in Place. Subsection 27.2.1 states, "Where all or part of an inactive sprinkler system is abandoned in place, components including sprinklers, hose valves and hoses, and alarm devices shall be removed." The annex A.27.2 also says that the presence of a sprinkler system and components creates a reasonable expectation by the public that these safety features are functional. When systems are inoperable or taken out of service but the devices remain, they present a false sense of safety. Also, before taking any part of a sprinkler system out of service, extreme care needs to be exercised to ensure that the system is not required, was not originally provided as an alternative or equivalent, or is no longer required due to other new requirements in the current codes and standards. It is not intended that the entire system or all components be removed. Instead, components such as sprinklers, initiating devices, notification appliances, and standpipe hose should be removed to reduce the likelihood of relying on inoperable systems or features. Control valves and other components that are allowed to be abandoned in place should have operating mechanisms removed and be painted a unique color to indicate that they are no longer in service. Lastly, the owner as well as the fire official should be notified of the status of the sprinkler system. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SPRINKLER PROTECTION FOR CLOUD CEILINGS Report by NFPA Full report "Sprinkler Protection for Cloud Ceilings" [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001oZFIOZPpGcHYTPMlE3JuqQEHRuqJ70d2_dn_QHhjcmSHjyXT9a340YZfE2-FX7brLItA44MH0wtrpmEemH0nXRDybFOasFJ3sZPFNfIapaUUf2PgwrD4b6EtazijNUT1-aLVOiT8e6DGmBF380PsKXJik2rectyEYUs_KhwSjiWSjNMZDVQaQ6Y6wWhZPS9IC28LdqAaS9Fsj7q__NHHgYRyjwkoMDNj8GYwrWpKVHIMQLd6t17kKTYQqaFb_9rM6qILnFBHXN7e-BsjOZBY6w==] (PDF, 3 MB) All Fire Protection Research Foundation reports can be downloaded for free. Printed copies are $50, except where otherwise noted. If all reports in a subject category are requested, a 20% discount applies. Please pre-pay by check or money order to the The Fire Protection Research Foundation. You may also pay using VISA, Mastercard or American Express. E-mail the Foundation or call +1 617 984-7443. Fire Protection Research Foundation report: "Sprinkler Protection for Cloud Ceilings" Author: Jason Floyd, Joshua Dinaburg - Hughes Associates, Inc. Date of issue: July 2013 Introduction Cloud ceilings are ceiling panels that sit beneath the structural ceiling of a room or space and are seen increasingly in commercial and industrial buildings. "Cloud" panels range in area from discrete ceiling panels with large spaces in between, to close-to-full-room-area contiguous coverage with small gaps at the perimeter wall location. 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The Fire Protection Research Foundation initiated this project to obtain an understanding of how cloud ceiling panels impact sprinkler actuation thresholds with an overall goal to provide the technical basis for sprinkler installation requirements. The focus of this project was developing guidance for sprinkler installation requirements for large, contiguous clouds by determining the maximum gap size between the wall and cloud edge at which ceiling sprinklers are not effective. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ firesprinkler.org [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001oZFIOZPpGcEAKMdEOA5Uwx3dFsBlPmcMyisSw4YiQpAdQ2ey7qQKF2BGiiZ5A3BflPR69L6ms_LNeVPYXTJMt4M-sXhVrBMP7Q2Oc1MWkH6-8P7mwfpG5bGaz8MOVTzo] Hosted by the American Fire Sprinkler Association ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Technical Update is prepared by the Technical Services Dept. of the AFSA: Vice President of Engineering and Technical Services Roland Huggins, a PE registered in fire protection engineering; Phill Brown, a NICET IV certified automatic sprinkler technician and NFPA Certified Fire Protection Specialist (CFPS) and Tom Wellen, a PE registered in fire protection engineering. 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