Todd, can the branchlines on one slope be staggered from the branchlines on the other slope? If possible, this would increase the straight line distance.
Ed Kramer Littleton, CO > I am working on a historic church sanctuary with a pitch of > approximately 28/12. The arrangement calls for branch lines to be > symmetrical on each side, similar to NFPA 13 (2002) figure > 8.6.4.1.3.1(b). I can meet the requirements for the steeply pitched > roof section 8.6.4.1.3.3 and my "S" distance over the peak is good, > but my straight line distance between sprinklers would be less than 6 > ft and the deflectors would be effectively pointing the discharge > towards the sprinkler on the opposite side. I think I have a problem > here, but I am not sure how to address it. Any thoughts? > > Todd G. Williams, PE > Fire Protection Design/Consulting > Stonington, Connecticut > www.fpdc.com > 860.535.2080 _______________________________________________ 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)
