I don't think head guards are there to protect sprinkler heads but rather smooth shiny heads like mine. I've sliced my scalp open on more than one pendant.
On Wed, Oct 19, 2011 at 2:10 PM, George Church <[email protected]>wrote: > Todd, the first is easy, baffles are fine with SSU/SSP. You'd have noted if > these were EC's. > The second- well, if a low profile grille that is clear of all operating > elements can be mounted to the sheetrock, I don't see a problem but how much > strength are you getting from something anchored in sheetrock? > (prolly what u get from thin wire head guards!) > > > 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 Todd Williams > Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2011 5:03 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: baffle/sprinkler guards > > 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 > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum > -- Ron Greenman Instructor Fire Protection Engineering Technology Bates Technical College 1101 So. Yakima Ave. Tacoma, WA 98405 [email protected] http://www.bates.ctc.edu/fireprotection/ 253.680.7346 253.576.9700 (cell) Member: ASEE, SFPE, ASCET, NFPA, AFSA, NFSA, AFAA, NIBS, WSAFM, WFC They are happy men whose natures sort with their vocations. -Francis Bacon, essayist, philosopher, and statesman (1561-1626) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/private/sprinklerforum/attachments/20111019/4872c940/attachment.html> _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum
