If you have unit heaters, you don't provide any separation at all... an 8" deep header over a door is considered separation for some rooms... based upon that, I'd say a 30" beam is more that enough.
On Wed, Nov 16, 2011 at 11:36 AM, Jay Stough <[email protected]> wrote: > We are upgrading the sprinklers in a bay where the insurance company > wants it to comply with NFPA 30, meaning I will have to use 286 degree > sprinklers. We will be removing the existing piping and sprinklers to > install new in this bay. The other bays in the building will have 212 > degree sprinklers still. The bays are separated by 30" steel beams, so the > branch lines and sprinklers will be above that beam and separated from the > other sprinklers. I know that NFPA 13 (2010) 8.4.6.4 requires draft > curtains for for ESFR sprinklers when using with standard sprinklers, and I > thought there was something elsewhere about temperature separations, but I > cannot find it. Now the insurance company wants to know if the 30" deep > beam is enough separation. Can any one refresh my feweble brain and tell > me where it's at in 13? Thanks! > > > Jay Stough > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/private/sprinklerforum/attachments/20111116/e014490d/attachment.html > > > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/private/sprinklerforum/attachments/20111116/b3aa1bc3/attachment.html> _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum
