Is this a residential occupancy just below the attic? Garth
----- Original Message ----- From: "Vince Sabolik" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, July 27, 2007 5:23 PM Subject: Re: Dry System with Pendents 7.2.2 Sprinklers. The following types of sprinklers and arrangements shall be permitted for dry pipe systems: (1) Upright sprinklers (2)* Listed dry sprinklers (3) Pendent sprinklers and sidewall sprinklers installed on return bends, where the sprinklers, return bend, and branch line piping are in an area maintained at or above 40°F (4°C) (4) Horizontal sidewall sprinklers, installed so that water is not trapped Now, what could be so confusing to THIS AHJ? At 05:58 PM 7/27/2007, you wrote: >We have an AHJ telling us that we can not use a dry system to feed an >unheated attic and the heated space below the ceiling. He is insisting that >we use a wet system for the lower area with insulation on top of the piping. >We have done this many times in the past but on this project it is very >difficult to accomplish this due to the construction. > >I am having a hard time refuting him with concrete proof that there is >nothing wrong with using the dry system with dry pendents. > >Thanks for any input from the forum. >Greg >Living Water Fire Protection, LLC >1160 McKenzie Road >Cantonment, FL 32533 >850-937-1850 >Fax: 850-937-1852 > > > >_______________________________________________ >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) _______________________________________________ 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)
