I would agree as the gyration is reduced to where it is not as much a concern.
R/ Matt Matthew J. Willis Living Water Fire Protection, LLC. 1160 McKenzie Rd. PO Box 877 Cantonment, FL. 32533 850-937-1850 Voice 850-937-1852 Facsimile [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- >-----Original Message----- ----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On ----- >Behalf Of Thom McMahon ----- >Sent: Friday, March 21, 2008 11:20 AM ----- >To: [email protected] ----- >Subject: Re: NFPA 13 9.3 ----- > ----- >1. When more Flex couplings than required are used, ----- >additional Lateral Sway bracing shall be installed at ----- >ever other extra coupling. ----- >2. When hanger rod shorter than 6" from top of pipe to ----- >the point of attachment/structure are used lateral ----- >bracing is not required. ----- > ----- >Our position has always been that if you use the short ----- >rods, it doesn't matter how many flex couplings you ----- >install Lateral bracing is still not required. ----- >Any other opinions? ----- > ----- >Thom McMahon ----- >Firetech, Inc. ----- >2560 Copper Ridge Dr ----- >Steamboat Springs, CO 80488-2136 ----- >Tel: 970-879-7952 ----- >Fax: 970-879-7926 ----- > ----- >_______________________________________________ ----- >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)
