There ya go, David- common sense and the code coinciding with your initial reaction. I'd call it a day while you're ahead.
glc -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of George Church Sent: Monday, November 09, 2009 3:21 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: QR vs SSP sprinklers in LH vs OH delivery The question is compliance with the 1996 #13 change requiring QR heads in light hazard occupancies. Since you have a change in use, I believe that you could require that. Course if the salespeople are selling groceries, wouldn't that still constitute OH 2 mercantile since they're selling the same commodity, albeit with a different delivery method. I don't see the problem with an office being deemed OH and not having it retrofit with QR in a situation like that. There's probably a lot to be said for a 100% increase in density over minimum, largest impact being whether or not the ceiling is 12~15; high or >20' high for response time. If I were an FPE, I'd render an opinion, but I'm not. We've got older buildings Back East; a LOT of unsprinklered existing stock. I'd sure spend more time worrying about unsprinklered buildings instead of this one getting changed to QR IF I were a PE or BCO. Big picture time? glc -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Autry, David Sent: Monday, November 09, 2009 3:03 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: QR vs SSP sprinklers in LH vs OH delivery I got an old grocery store (OH GR II), which is being bought and turned into office space with cubicles (LH). So according to this thread, they must replace all the sprinklers at the ceiling with QR sprinklers. Seems like an added expense that's not really needed. I can't seem to put my finger on the thought that the sprinkler system "knows" what hazard is below and what it's protecting. If it's good for OH GP II why would it not be good for OH GR I or LH? Are ya'll trying to say that if they put in a EH water-spray deluge system, in this building it wouldn't put out a LH fire? David Autry Plans Examiner Nebraska State Fire Marshal's Office 246 S. 14th Street Lincoln, NE 68508 402-471-9659 402-471-3118 fax www.sfm.ne.gov ** Note new email address: [email protected] _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://fireball.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) _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://fireball.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) _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://fireball.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)
