RE: rated wall opening

2009-04-16 Thread Craig.Prahl
We've discussed this before and the answer is no there is no published data of an equivalency. Fire shutter is your best bet. What is the opening for? Craig L. Prahl, CET Fire Protection Specialist Mechanical Department CH2MHILL Lockwood Greene 1500 International Drive PO Box 491,

RE: rated wall opening

2009-04-16 Thread Dewayne Martinez
Subject: RE: rated wall opening We've discussed this before and the answer is no there is no published data of an equivalency. Fire shutter is your best bet. What is the opening for? Craig L. Prahl, CET Fire Protection Specialist Mechanical Department CH2MHILL Lockwood Greene 1500 International

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2009-04-16 Thread Travis Mack, SET
Martinez Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2009 8:10 AM To: sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org Subject: RE: rated wall opening Not sure, one of my PM's came to me with the question. -Original Message- From: sprinklerforum-boun...@firesprinkler.org [mailto:sprinklerforum-boun...@firesprinkler.org

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2009-04-16 Thread Chris Cahill
To: sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org Subject: RE: rated wall opening We've discussed this before and the answer is no there is no published data of an equivalency. Fire shutter is your best bet. What is the opening for? Craig L. Prahl, CET Fire Protection Specialist Mechanical Department

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2009-04-16 Thread Steve Leyton
...@firesprinkler.org] On Behalf Of Travis Mack, SET Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2009 8:12 AM To: sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org Subject: RE: rated wall opening We have the same thing in a 2 hr wall. However, this opening is for a conveyor to pass through. I don't think I can get a shutter there. Any

RE: rated wall opening

2009-04-16 Thread Craig.Prahl
...@firesprinkler.org [mailto:sprinklerforum-boun...@firesprinkler.org] On Behalf Of Travis Mack, SET Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2009 11:12 AM To: sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org Subject: RE: rated wall opening We have the same thing in a 2 hr wall. However, this opening is for a conveyor to pass through

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2009-04-16 Thread Roland Huggins
It's done all the time in fire partitions but a 3 hr wall is starting to sound like a fire wall (which presents a much greater concern regarding integrity etc.). I'd proceed carefully. Roland On Apr 16, 2009, at 7:50 AM, Dewayne Martinez wrote: Is there any testing or criteria in regards

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2009-04-16 Thread Thom McMahon
-879-7952 Fax: 970-879-7926 -Original Message- From: sprinklerforum-boun...@firesprinkler.org [mailto:sprinklerforum-boun...@firesprinkler.org] On Behalf Of Dewayne Martinez Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2009 9:10 AM To: sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org Subject: RE: rated wall opening

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2009-04-16 Thread Craig.Prahl
Huggins Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2009 11:36 AM To: sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org Subject: Re: rated wall opening It's done all the time in fire partitions but a 3 hr wall is starting to sound like a fire wall (which presents a much greater concern regarding integrity etc.). I'd proceed carefully

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2009-04-16 Thread Thom McMahon
] On Behalf Of craig.pr...@ch2m.com Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2009 9:40 AM To: sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org Subject: RE: rated wall opening Rated partition and rated wall assemblies are different in construction, but in either case has anyone seen any calcs proving equivalency of a sprinkler

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2009-04-16 Thread George Church
@firesprinkler.org Subject: RE: rated wall opening Only the window sprinklers. Thom McMahon, SET Firetech, Inc. 2560 Copper Ridge Dr P.O. Box 882136 Steamboat Springs, CO 80488 Tel: 970-879-7952 Fax: 970-879-7926 -Original Message- From: sprinklerforum-boun...@firesprinkler.org