The discussion here is there is an increased concern that risers inside units would not be accessible to the neighbors in the event of an accidental discharge or actual fire. Then FD would have to invade another's privacy to shut off the system if no one was home usually causing more physical damage to the property.
This is of course, units that are built similar to townhouses even if they are apts or condos. Some of the AHJ's are requiring individual control valves therefore 13D seems reasonable and you lose the requirement for the balcony heads in Type V construction. Greg Living Water Fire Protection, LLC 1160 McKenzie Road Cantonment, FL 32533 850-937-1850 Fax: 850-937-1852 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom Duross Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2007 6:10 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: 3 unit 13D follow-up Well they're in our state code so I expect they're everywhere here. I know I've done a ton of them, flats and townhouse style. I don't use a common service unless it's a single family, just my preference. All CPVC, 2 head design, FDC and BFP. Our FDC's must be within 150' of a hydrant. Separates seem more expensive anyway, not to mention annunciation. Tom Are you talking about townhomes or flats? If townhomes, we have allownaces in our codes allowing 13D's in townhomes, with no limit on number of units. And yes there is an FDC every 30 ft. or so along the building. Rich Richardson Seattle Fire Department >>> "Owen Evans" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 03/20/07 3:11 PM >>> Thank you to those who responded to the original post. However, I did not get a response regarding other cities allowing the 3 unit to install 13D in each unit, anyone out there know of any? Also, how would others protect this building if not by the above mentioned? 13R with FDC? Looking forward to your responses. Owen Evans _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum
