14.4.4.6.1
....different orifice sizes shall not be used for balancing the system.

David Autry
Plans Examiner
Nebraska State Fire Marshal's Office
246 S. 14th Street
Lincoln, NE 68508
402-471-9659
402-471-3118 fax
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-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ryan Hinson
Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 12:38 PM
To: sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org
Subject: Small orifice sprinkler use in paint booth exhaust duct

Can I use a small orifice head in the exhaust stack of a paint booth in lieu
of 11.2K heads that are in the rest of the booth 14' below to balance the
calcs?  A larger orifice head draws too much water to make the calcs
workable.  NFPA 13(2002) 8.3.4 alludes only to explicitly allowable use in
light hazard occupancies on wet systems.  Does this head have to be an
upright at the top of the stack(which is 4' in diameter, vertically
oriented, and about 11' in length with a rain cover over the top), or can it
be a SDWL installed in the middle or near the bottom?  The required location
this head is driving the whether this system can be wet or not.



Thank you,



Ryan L. Hinson, Nicet III

Design Manager

Fire Construction Design Services, LLC #C124

A Division of Fire Construction Services, Inc.

6950-43rd Avenue SE

St. Cloud, MN 56304

Direct:  320-250-5404

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