Tom,
I might be approaching this all wrong, but ........
The required section mudulus for  6" sch. 10 pipe at a span of 6'-0" is .71
and the required section modulus for 2½" pipe at a span of 10'-0" is .41
.41 + .71 = 1.12
The available section modulus for 6" sch. is 4.35. 
The table 9.1.1.6.1(a) is based on a maximum allowable bending stress of 15 ksi 
and a mid span concentration load of 15ft. of water filled pipe, plus 250 lbs.
I think you can hang your 2½" pipe at a hanger spacing of 6'-0" (for the mid 
span concentration load) i guess the only thing to confirm is not to exceed the 
bending stress of 15 ksi
which might not be a problem since you are cutting the load a little less than 
half.

George Medina Jr. 





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en, according to NFPA 13 (2002 handbook) I believe 9.1.1.6 is pretty clear
n that my modulus is 0.41 thru 0.44 for 2 1/2" pipe at a span of 6' (the
urlin spacing) and 6" sch 10 pipe is within the Table 9.1.1.6.1 (a) table,
nd it clarifies the hanger size 9.1.1.6.5 so I use 6" rings at both ends?
hat is what I am trying to clarify.

n Mon, May 31, 2010 at 5:27 PM, tom poisal <[email protected]> wrote:
> george the six inch main is directly attached to an 8" purlin, the
 structural engineer has no interest in my hanging weight, as at the start of
 the project i was willing to give him panel point loads (weight of water
 filled +pipe), anyway it is not trapezed, the purlis are 6' o.c. so I'd
 rather keep the hose line main back against the wall like the feed
 main.....keep out of the racks way.....


 On Mon, May 31, 2010 at 5:17 PM, ParsleyConsulting <
 [email protected]> wrote:

> Tom,
>
> I don't know for sure but I would believe that such an installation
> would be outside of the listing of the rings, and I would imagine the
> manufacturer's would not stand behind such an installation.  You might
> give one of them a call on Tuesday and ask if that's something they can
> support, no pun intended.
>
> It would also seem to be at odds with the letter of the standard, which
> requires pipe hangers to be attached directly to the structure., as
> noted in 9.2.1.3 ('07 edition).  I would also suggest that you may run
> into structural problems with the lateral deflection of the 6" main by
> adding loads to it that are taken into consideration, similar to the
> lateral deflection limits that are applied for seismic bracing.
>
> If this is the only means you have to support the pipe I would not be
> comfortable in using such a method unless I had a structural engineer
> sign off on it, as noted in 9.1.1.2.
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> tom poisal wrote:
> > I'm running a grid which consists of a  6" near main, 4" far main with 2
> > 1/2" gridded lines for a warehouse, I also have to supply several hose
> > stations from a separate system, can I run the hose supply line (2 1/2")
> > direcetly below the 6" line using - 6" rings, 1/2" rod and then 2 1/2"
> ring
> > and double up on my 6" main hanger spacing? (7' o.c.) to hang the 2 1/2"
> > below the grid main?
> >
> >
> >
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