It is not CLEAR, this section appears to refer to the "cloud" situation we are often running into.
I am not trying to get out of something here, I am trying to document why we have to do it. We have used the 15' rule in the past, but again, that is truly intended for another situation, in my honest opinion. This section is to avoid fusing heads in adjacent areas, not require additional protection... as I read it. On Thu, Mar 10, 2011 at 9:47 AM, Morey, Mike <[email protected]> wrote: > On second reading, if you're saying the LH areas have a ceiling but the > mechanical rooms don't then 8.15.22 does apply, in which case the higher > area is the roof deck, which means you provide the protection for the > mechanical room at the deck and for 24' in any direction away from the > mechanical room over the ceiling of the LH space. > > -Mike Morey, SET > Sprinkler Designer > BMW Constructors, Inc. > office: 317-651-0596 > mobile: 317-439-2695 > > ________________________________ > > From: [email protected] on behalf of Greg McGahan > Sent: Thu 3/10/2011 10:21 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: partial walls in mech rooms > > > > We have an issue right now with a light hazard non-combustible building in > which there are multiple small mechanical rooms -3' x 8' or 6' x 7' in > general size. The architect was vague so the GC is not putting in ceilings > nor is he running the walls up to the deck. > > I have been reading and rereading chapter 8 of 13 -2010 edition, and I > cannot conclusively determine what we are required to do in this case. The > description in 8.15.22.1 is not exactly correct so I can't see clearly... > > Does anybody have a cut and dry answer? > Thanks, > Greg > > -- > Greg McGahan > Living Water Fire Protection, LLC > 1160 McKenzie Road > Cantonment, FL 32533 > 850-937-1850 > fax 850-937-1852 > _______________________________________________ > 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) > -- Greg McGahan Living Water Fire Protection, LLC 1160 McKenzie Road Cantonment, FL 32533 850-937-1850 fax 850-937-1852 _______________________________________________ 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)
