I'd talk to the AHJ Nd see if he would go along with a mod. Also. Check on plans for future additions.
Sent from my iPhone On Jan 2, 2012, at 12:03 PM, Greg McGahan <[email protected]> wrote: > We have a school that is getting 2 small additions at the end of the wings > of approx. 6,000 and 3,000 sqft respectively. If we tried to tie on to the > end of one system to feed the larger addition, that system would be > approximately 56,000 sqft. Th other two options (I guess) would be to run > 250' of 3" back to the main riser and create a new system for this > addition, or use it for both additions with another 300' or so of main, or > maybe to put in a new control valve and flow switch at each addition to > supply them. I am not sure if the second option would meet the intent of > the code and I am too confused to figure this out this early in the year. > > The other addition appears to be on a system that is already about 53,000 > sqft and adding the addition would also put it around the 56,000 mark. > > Has anybody ever asked for a variance on something like this? It honestly > doesn't make any sense to put it in a separate system (other than to meet > code) because the operation of the system will not actually be effected. > Especially in the way these systems are shaped, there are several different > fire rated zones of much smaller area. > > Happy New Year and thanks, > > -- > Greg McGahan > Living Water Fire Protection, LLC <http://www.livingwaterfp.com> > 1160 McKenzie Road > Cantonment, FL 32533 > 850-937-1850 > fax 850-937-1852 > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/private/sprinklerforum/attachments/20120102/1eb1176e/attachment.html> > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum
