Re: Remote Area Question

2012-08-25 Thread José Gregorio Prada Rodriguez
Dear Olson: Yes. You must complete all the required sprinklers in order to achive the calculated from the formula Number of open sprk= Design Area / Spkr Coverage Area (rounded to the next integer number). 2012/8/23 Olie Olson olieol...@msn.com Good Morning Cliff: Same cross main until area

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2012-08-24 Thread Brad Casterline
to the interpretation of the referenced section. Thanks, Brad -Original Message- From: bcasterl...@fsc-inc.com [mailto:bcasterl...@fsc-inc.com] Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2012 4:50 PM To: sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org Subject: Re: Remote Area Question well... i'm not a lost cause yet. i'll

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2012-08-24 Thread RFletcher
Casterline Sent: Friday, August 24, 2012 10:45 AM To: sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org Subject: RE: Remote Area Question Roland, as I have said before, I like being right, but I love being corrected when I am not :). I think you are right and I am wrong regarding the interpretation

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2012-08-24 Thread Brad Casterline
no argument from me on that Ron :), designers do create! -Original Message- From: rfletc...@aerofire.com [mailto:rfletc...@aerofire.com] Sent: Friday, August 24, 2012 12:50 PM To: sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org Subject: RE: Remote Area Question On anything but a straight forward

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2012-08-24 Thread Brad Casterline
and right after I hit send- your point sunk in-- i should never be surprised by any results! thanks -Original Message- From: Brad Casterline [mailto:bcasterl...@fsc-inc.com] Sent: Friday, August 24, 2012 1:02 PM To: sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org Subject: RE: Remote Area Question

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2012-08-23 Thread Brian Harris
Cliff- I had this same situation in a gymnasium, I crossed the peak and picked up the additional heads on the other lines to maintain the required distance along the branchlines as this would be the worst case scenario IMHO Brian Harris, CET BVS Systems Inc. -Original Message-

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2012-08-23 Thread Travis Mack
13 does address this. I am out so I can't find the exact section right now. But, stop at your peak and pick up additional heads on the same cross main. Since you use AS, just put both remote areas on and see which is most demanding. Travis Mack, SET MFP Design, LLC Sent from my iPhone On

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2012-08-23 Thread Brad Casterline
why not calc it both ways and find out which is most demanding? -Original Message- From: Cliff Whitfield [mailto:cl...@fire-design.com] Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2012 10:21 AM To: sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org Subject: Remote Area Question Forumites, I have a question regarding a

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2012-08-23 Thread Brian Harris
, 2012 11:30 AM To: sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org Subject: RE: Remote Area Question why not calc it both ways and find out which is most demanding? -Original Message- From: Cliff Whitfield [mailto:cl...@fire-design.com] Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2012 10:21 AM To: sprinklerforum

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2012-08-23 Thread David Autry
- From: sprinklerforum-boun...@firesprinkler.org [mailto:sprinklerforum-boun...@firesprinkler.org] On Behalf Of Travis Mack Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2012 10:29 AM To: sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org Subject: Re: Remote Area Question 13 does address this. I am out so I can't find the exact

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2012-08-23 Thread Cliff Whitfield
...@firesprinkler.org [mailto:sprinklerforum-boun...@firesprinkler.org] On Behalf Of Brad Casterline Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2012 10:30 AM To: sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org Subject: RE: Remote Area Question why not calc it both ways and find out which is most demanding? -Original Message- From

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2012-08-23 Thread Jack Carlson
Hey Cliff, Hope all is right in LA. Below is NFPA 13 (2007 edition) regarding your question. 22.4.4.1.1.3 In systems having branch lines with an insufficient number of sprinklers to fulfill the 1.2 requirement, the design area shall be extended to include sprinklers on adjacent branch

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2012-08-23 Thread Cliff Whitfield
[mailto:sprinklerforum-boun...@firesprinkler.org] On Behalf Of David Autry Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2012 10:34 AM To: sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org Subject: RE: Remote Area Question 2007 Edition 22.4.4.1.1.3 Stay on one side of the peak. It should be the most demanding (If all the pipe sizes

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2012-08-23 Thread Brad Casterline
To: sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org Subject: RE: Remote Area Question Thanks David! Just what I was looking for and apparently overlooked. Have a great day! Cliff Whitfield, SET President Fire Design, Inc. Ph: 337-261-8807 Fx: 337-261-8808   cl...@fire-design.com www.fire-design.com

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2012-08-23 Thread Ron Greenman
To: sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org Subject: RE: Remote Area Question Thanks David! Just what I was looking for and apparently overlooked. Have a great day! Cliff Whitfield, SET President Fire Design, Inc. Ph: 337-261-8807 Fx: 337-261-8808 cl...@fire-design.com www.fire-design.com

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2012-08-23 Thread Brad Casterline
[mailto:rongreen...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2012 12:02 PM To: sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org Subject: Re: Remote Area Question Cliff, I believe that reference refers to crossing the main/cross-main to add heads, not a gap due to feeding from separate mains/cross-mains. There is always a most

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2012-08-23 Thread Cliff Whitfield
] On Behalf Of Brad Casterline Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2012 12:17 PM To: sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org Subject: RE: Remote Area Question Well said Ron (this is brad again not Cliff, I just wanted to say the 1st step on the analysis path, I think, is the 2nd word in the referenced section

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2012-08-23 Thread Brad Casterline
there are heads on branch lines on the other side of the peak. -Original Message- From: Cliff Whitfield [mailto:cl...@fire-design.com] Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2012 1:09 PM To: sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org Subject: RE: Remote Area Question Hi Brad, I disagree with what you are saying

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2012-08-23 Thread Ron Greenman
Casterline Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2012 12:17 PM To: sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org Subject: RE: Remote Area Question Well said Ron (this is brad again not Cliff, I just wanted to say the 1st step on the analysis path, I think, is the 2nd word in the referenced section: this is not a SYSTEM

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2012-08-23 Thread Cliff Whitfield
. Cliff -Original Message- From: sprinklerforum-boun...@firesprinkler.org [mailto:sprinklerforum-boun...@firesprinkler.org] On Behalf Of Brad Casterline Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2012 1:28 PM To: sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org Subject: RE: Remote Area Question Hi Cliff, It certainly

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2012-08-23 Thread Brad Casterline
- From: Cliff Whitfield [mailto:cl...@fire-design.com] Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2012 1:35 PM To: sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org Subject: RE: Remote Area Question Brad, I may be wrong but it seems to me that the reference to 'branch lines with sufficient number of heads' is referring to heads

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2012-08-23 Thread Roland Huggins
The numbers of sprinklers is on EACH branch line and the plural is used to indicate it can be more than one individual branch line in the remote area. The objective is to maximum the amount of water flow throw each individual section (ie each branch line then each cross main) because that

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2012-08-23 Thread Matthew J. Willis
: Thursday, August 23, 2012 2:52 PM To: sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org Subject: RE: Remote Area Question Cliff, do you think In systems having branch lines with an insufficient number of sprinklers... is equivalent to On branchlines having an insufficient number of sprinklers...? I do not, even though

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2012-08-23 Thread Cliff Whitfield
Subject: Re: Remote Area Question The numbers of sprinklers is on EACH branch line and the plural is used to indicate it can be more than one individual branch line in the remote area. The objective is to maximum the amount of water flow throw each individual section (ie each branch line

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2012-08-23 Thread Brad Casterline
@firesprinkler.org Subject: Re: Remote Area Question The numbers of sprinklers is on EACH branch line and the plural is used to indicate it can be more than one individual branch line in the remote area. The objective is to maximum the amount of water flow throw each individual section (ie each branch

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2012-08-23 Thread Roland Huggins
I was hoping I'd be able to convert you :) The question of the most demanding would be WHICH cross main you drop the rectangle on. Roland On Aug 23, 2012, at 1:48 PM, Brad Casterline wrote: Roland, the way you see it is worth a great deal to a great number of people. The way I see it is

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2012-08-23 Thread Cahill, Christopher
...@firesprinkler.org] On Behalf Of Brad Casterline Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2012 3:48 PM To: sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org Subject: RE: Remote Area Question Roland, the way you see it is worth a great deal to a great number of people. The way I see it is worth a great deal to me, not because

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2012-08-23 Thread bcasterline
well... i'm not a lost cause yet. i'll give it some more thought. thanks. Quoting Roland Huggins rhugg...@firesprinkler.org: I was hoping I'd be able to convert you :) The question of the most demanding would be WHICH cross main you drop the rectangle on. Roland On Aug 23, 2012, at 1:48

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2012-08-23 Thread George Church
[mailto:sprinklerforum-boun...@firesprinkler.org] On Behalf Of bcasterl...@fsc-inc.com Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2012 5:50 PM To: sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org Subject: Re: Remote Area Question well... i'm not a lost cause yet. i'll give it some more thought. thanks. Quoting Roland Huggins rhugg