Not a rule of thumb nor a suggestion but we sprinkler under large cutting tables, baggage conveyors, etc. that are about kneecap to waist high regardless of the potential for storage below. Not to say ot's a good idea but just to point out an observation.
On 2/21/07, Roland Huggins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
tall enough to store stuff under it is a good line of demarcation. Roland On Feb 21, 2007, at 8:48 AM, Ed Kramer wrote: > NFPA 13 is very clear about protecting below obstructions over 4' > wide. No > stress there. But what if the bottom of a 50" wide duct is only > 12" above > the floor? Makes no sense to put a sprinkler below it. If the > bottom were > 8' AFF, then the sprinkler's a no-brainer. > > Since 13 is mute on this issue, anybody want to share their rule-of- > thumb > for determining when to install a sprinkler based on floor > clearance (or > lack of)? > > Ed Kramer > Littleton, CO > > > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum > _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum
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