Jay, I think you're stuck with including the closet sprinks in your calcs - it would be odd for a residential closet to have self-closing doors. Any idea why the architect wants QR sprinks?
Ed Kramer Littleton, CO > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:sprinklerforum- > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Jay Stough > Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2009 4:20 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Room Design > > We have an architect that wants to use QR sprinklers, not residential in > a facility. It is independent living, not extended care. some rooms > have 3 closets, all less than 24 sq.ft. There are 4 sprinklers > throughout the living and bath area. Including the closets, the total > area may be 600 sq.ft. I am wondering if there is any way not to > include all 3 closet sprinklers in the remote area. I thought I might > not have to looking at 11.2.3.3.5 (2) (2007 edition) since they might > qualify as communicating spaces with protection, but after rereading > don't think so. Any ideas. > > Jay Stough _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field)
