Todd The problem with this scenario is that the folding doors are combustible in many cases but they leave little room for a head. Many AHJ's will allow the omission of the head but in the true sense of interpretation, I believe a head needs to be installed. It is similar to a small mechanical closet in an apartment. Not really any room to put a head but it needs a head none the less.
If you can't get a pendant or upright in one corner of the closet, maybe a sidewall would work if there is room. I think that any head, obstructed or not, would give you enough water in the small closet to accomplish the intended goal. Avoiding damage to the head is the biggest problem. You don't want the door to "clip" it off when it is being stored. Just my opinion. Cliff Whitfield Fire Design, Inc. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Todd Williams - work Sent: Monday, May 28, 2007 7:34 AM To: [email protected] Subject: folding door alcove A question came up on a hotel with a meeting room that could be divided in two by a folding partition. The partition folds into a space roughly the size of a closet. The ceiling of this space is mostly track that partition runs on. Does this space need to be sprinklered? If so, does anyone have any good ideas how to do it? Todd G. Williams, PE Fire Protection Design/Consulting Stonington, Connecticut 860-535-2080 www.fpdc.com _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field)
