Right you are, and your stream-of-consciousness highlights exactly why I think this is an R&D thing, and not exclusively a T/C thing. Bring out test data or listings that address specific installation challenges - that's a much more substantial basis for a design or prescriptive language establishing at least a standard of care.
Steve Leyton Protection Design & Consulting -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Thom McMahon Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2008 9:05 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Residential Sprinklers and Beam Obstructions We really don't want to refer to 13. As an example what would 13 have us do in a 13D system with slope ceilings? Add 30% coverage? Ok so we flow 3 heads instead of 2? at what flow? 0.05 Gpm/Sf? 0.10 Gpm, /Sf cause its in 13, or is it room design, small room rules apply? the list of questions this raises is endless. We've spent years discussing the implications of 13 as used in 13R, this would even be a bigger ball of wax. Thom McMahon Firetech, Inc. 2560 Copper Ridge Dr Steamboat Springs, CO 80488-2136 Tel: 970-879-7952 Fax: 970-879-7926 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Leyton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2008 9:35 AM Subject: RE: Residential Sprinklers and Beam Obstructions Except that we absolutely positively don't want to defer to 13. I get _______________________________________________ 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)
