Craig,
Thanks for your input, I have a school that we are hanging pipe in and now
the A/E says they don't want any pipe or heads in the Telecom rooms, 6
total. The AHJ has already approved our plans showing the heads in those
rooms and there's nothing in the specs or on the contract drawings that says
to omit them. Looks like a change order if they want us to re-route pipe
now.....
Regards,
Brian Harris
First Defense Fire Protection
Design Engineer
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
704.948.3506 phone
704.948.3507 fax
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Subject: RE: Telecom Rooms
Contact your AHJ and see if they will allow NFPA 13, 8.15.10.3 (electrical
equipment rooms) to include the telecom room. There is no other reference
in 13 to telecommunication rooms specifically. If the owner insists that
you omit sprinklers some AHJ's will allow it if the room meets the criteria
listed in 8.15.10.3. Otherwise the sprinkler will be required unless they
want to foot the bill for FM200 or Co2 or some other agent type
extinguishing system. If their concern is someone smacking the head and it
going off, use one of the institutional
(tamper-resistant) type heads. If they are worried about the proverbial
"leak" then ask them if it's better for their equipment to get a little
water on it or get a lot of water from a hose stream or to burn up
altogether. You can always dry things out but you can't refashion little
melted blobs of plastic back to their original shape and function.
Couldn't find any omission clauses in the Building Code for
telecommunication rooms but there is a blurb in the IFC 2006 Section 903.2,
EXCEPTION, but it is more related to Telecommunications BUILDINGS, 913.3.1
says the same thing. Those are the only references to Telecommunications
that I could find.
Craig L. Prahl, CET
Fire Protection Group
Mechanical Department
CH2MHILL
Lockwood Greene
1500 International Drive
PO Box 491, Spartanburg, SC 29304-0491
Direct - 864.599.4102
Fax - 864.599.8439
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http://www.lg.com
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Sent: Monday, May 21, 2007 2:15 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Telecom Rooms
Does anybody know off the top of their head if Telecom Rooms are referenced
in NFPA-13? I know what the code say about Electrical Rooms with 2 hour
walls but does that apply to other types of rooms as well?
Regards,
Brian Harris
First Defense Fire Protection
Design Engineer
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704.948.3506 phone
704.948.3507 fax
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