there is another logical conclusion:  that it is allowed for a dry  
system but the N/A under hose stream should match the other lines  
requiring 500 gpm.  Without substantiation, one should be conservative  
and not apply it until NFPA fixes it.

Lo and behold it has been fixed by the 2010 ed.  It IS allowed to be  
used for dry pipe and a 500 gpm hose allowance is required.

Moral of the story:  Look before you leap.  Anyone have a chute I can  
borrow?

Moving forward with that TIA.

Roland


On May 19, 2009, at 12:02 PM, Roland Huggins wrote:

> Instead of attempting to discern some logical reason why a hose stream
> is not required, let's look at the big picture.  ALL storage require a
> hose stream but this one line in Table 16.2.2.1(a) for the  Class I-
> III 20 ft storage in 35 ft bldg .  ALL large drop table require a hose
> stream except this one line.  All places in ALL large drop tables
> showing an N/A for hose stream also have an N/A for number of
> sprinklers except this one line.  We could draw the conclusion that
> can we use a dry system for this one line but I suspect most will
> conclude that a typo occurred and there is SUPPOSE to be an N/A on the
> number of sprinklers too.
>
> The moral of the story when trying to apply logic to an otherwise
> illogical fact, look at the whole forrest and not just the one tree.
>
> I'll notify Mr. Lake so that either an errata or a TIA is forth  
> coming.
>
> Roland
>

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