I went to look at a basement of an existing building today. The sprinkler system was originally installed by the local butcher and after review by 2 other contractors and another consultant, it still is not correct. A couple of the problems I am running into:
1. There are 2 branch lines that have 2 sprinklers 5'-8" apart. This is in the middle of the line and is difficult at best to re-configure. My thought was to install a barrier between the sprinklers. It would be approximately 12" wide and cover from the ceiling to the bottom of the branch line. It would be centered on the pipe and between the heads. (A cut-out for the pipe would have to be included) Any thoughts on this arrangement? 2. There are 4 recessed dry pendent sprinklers installed below a 6'-6" high soffit (parking garage). I need to be able to install guards for these heads, but no guard that I found will work with a recessed sprinkler. Are there any? If not, would it be acceptable to attach the guards to the sheetrock ceiling? 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
