While I'm tempted to say old-style sprinklers as still used in fur vaults and roundhouses (doesn't everyone do three or four of these a year?) Half the water up, half down- But by controlling the fire below the deck above, you're protecting it by controlling the fire below that threatens it.
George L. Church, Jr., CET Rowe Sprinkler Systems, Inc. PO Box 407, Middleburg, PA 17842 877-324-ROWE 570-837-6335 fax [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Joel Chaim Sent: Friday, August 05, 2011 10:06 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: sprinkler heads in exterior decks or balconies Where I'm missing clarification is, how do I provide deck protection when I place the sprinkler head under the it? It says in the first sentence of the code (903.3.1.2.1 Balconies and decks. "Sprinkler protection shall be provided for exterior balconies, decks and ground floor patios of dwelling units where the building is of Type V construction.) and then it explains how (Sidewall sprinklers that are used to protect such areas shall be permitted to be located such that their deflectors are within 1 inch (25 mm) to 6 inches (152 mm) below the structural members and a maximum distance of 14 inches (356 mm) below the deck of the exterior balconies and decks that are constructed of open wood joist construction." [F]) _______________________________________________ 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)
