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Tony -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Todd Williams Sent: June 24, 2011 12:57 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: Channel in roof joists Where does the 12" restriction come from? At 02:47 PM 6/24/2011, you wrote: >If you go with 2 grates to permit air flow, the temperature in the >channel should be closer to the room side of the insulation than that >on the other side of the insulation. I would be concerned if there were >no grates. Make sure you don't use plastic piping, as otherwise there >will be an additional restriction of having a head within 12 inches of the grates. > >Tony > >-----Original Message----- >From: [email protected] >[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Todd >Williams >Sent: June 24, 2011 8:15 AM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Channel in roof joists > >Sorry, forgot title > >At 10:09 AM 6/24/2011, you wrote: >>I am working on a small mixed-use building with commercial space on >>the first floor and an apartment with loft above. Part of the >>apartment has a cathedral ceiling, which needs to have sprinklers on >>the slope. No other options. The roof is framed with 2x10s and they >>plan to use a spray in foam insulation the entire depth of the joists. >>My thought was if they took one joist bay and only put 5" of >>insulation and create a space to run the pipe. Would that be >>sufficient to prevent pipe from freezing? I also thought about putting >>a small grate at the bottom and top of the channel to allow heat to >>flow into the space. Has anyone done anything like that before? >>Thoughts on weather it would work? Not a lot of options and I don't >>want to go with an antifreeze system >> >>Todd G. Williams, PE >>Fire Protection Design/Consulting >>Stonington, CT >>860.535.2080 >>www.fpdc.com >> >>_______________________________________________ >>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) > >Todd G. Williams, PE >Fire Protection Design/Consulting >Stonington, CT >860.535.2080 >www.fpdc.com > >_______________________________________________ >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) Todd G. Williams, PE Fire Protection Design/Consulting Stonington, CT 860.535.2080 www.fpdc.com _______________________________________________ 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)
