Re: Storage Occupancy - Pipe Schedule

2019-01-16 Thread Bruce Verhei
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Re: Storage Occupancy - Pipe Schedule

2019-01-16 Thread Parsley Consulting
Spencer - Thanks to a wonderful sprinkler contractor and mentor who retired some years ago I have his copy of the 1969 edition of NFPA 13. In that document there is a reference to the _*1*__*965 edition of NFPA 23*__*1*_, in appendix "A", and identifies that it applied to: "...storage, 2

RE: Storage Occupancy - Pipe Schedule

2019-01-16 Thread Art Tiroly
I recently did a system upgrade of an OH pipe schedule system with 130 SF/head.. Good water supply and a low storage height made it work easily. Back then only hazardous liquids were designed to extra hazard pipe schedule and K8 - 90 SF/head. Art Tiroly ATCO Fire Protection/Tiroly 24400

Storage Occupancy - Pipe Schedule

2019-01-16 Thread Spencer Tomlinson
All - I have a unique situation, unique to me anyway. Pipe schedule storage occupancy installed per the 1969 edition of NFPA 13. It looks to me that NFPA 231 didn't come out until 1972, meaning storage would have fallen under what I assume was one of the extra hazard curves in NFPA 13 in 1969

Re: Res Sprinklers on both side of sloped ceiling ridge?

2019-01-16 Thread Skyler Bilbo
Reference TFP490, page 7 of 10, specifically graph A. There is a minimum slant distance, or distance from the peak, which can be tricky. Skyler Bilbo On Wed, Jan 16, 2019 at 1:51 PM J H wrote: > Does anyone have any input on this? > > -- Forwarded message - > From: J H > Dat

SPRINKLERS PROTECTING ATRIUM GLASS

2019-01-16 Thread Thomas Reinhardt
Question for the group. Do sprinklers protecting a 3 story atrium glass need to be outside in atrium space or inside occupied space? What is the spacing of heads. Thanks Tom Reinhardt Fire Inspector/Plan Reviewer Skokie Fire Department 7424 Niles Center Road Skokie, IL 60077 Office: 847-982-5342

RE: Res Sprinklers on both side of sloped ceiling ridge?

2019-01-16 Thread Nick Maneen
Check out Reliable’s design guide. I think Figure 3, 11, and 12 address your question. Nick Maneen, SET c 704.791.7789 From: Sprinklerforum [mailto:sprinklerforum-boun...@lists.firesprinkler.org] On Behalf Of J H Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2019 2:51 PM To: sprinklerforum@lists.fires

Fwd: Res Sprinklers on both side of sloped ceiling ridge?

2019-01-16 Thread J H
Does anyone have any input on this? -- Forwarded message - From: J H Date: Tue, Jan 15, 2019 at 1:53 PM Subject: Res Sprinklers on both side of sloped ceiling ridge? To: Hello, Can you put one sprinkler near the ridge line of an interior sloped ceiling for 13D residential sprin