How big is the shaft?
At 09:37 AM 2/29/2012, you wrote: >They are available from Tyco > >Matt Grisé PE*, LEED AP >Sales Engineer >Alliance Fire Protection >130 w 9th Ave. >North Kansas City, MO 64116 > >*Licensed in KS & MO > >913.888.0647 ph >913.888.0618 f >913.927.0222 cell >www. AFPsprink.com > > >-----Original Message----- >From: [email protected] >[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Todd Williams >Sent: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 8:35 AM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: old-style sprinkler applications? > >I'm not sure if they still make old style sprinkelrs > > >At 09:17 AM 2/29/2012, you wrote: >>NFPA 13 2007 8.15.15.3 allows old style sprinklers "where construction >>features or other special conditions require unique water distribution." >> >>Has anyone come across such a situation? >> >>For example: >>I have a building where there is some structural steel passing through a >>non-combustible, non-accessible, mechanical shaft (that was previously >>un-sprinklered). For whatever reason, they feel like it will be extremely >>difficult to get fire-proofing onto the steel, so the architect suggested >>using old-style sprinklers to protect the roof structure and steel below >>(since they spray up and down). It was my understanding that standard spray >>sprinklers are used now specifically because they work better at protecting >>the structure above them (and better at attacking the fire), but I wanted to >>double check. Any thoughts? >> >>Thanks! >> >>Matt Grisé PE*, LEED AP >>Sales Engineer >>Alliance Fire Protection >>130 w 9th Ave. >>North Kansas City, MO 64116 >> >>*Licensed in KS & MO >> >>913.888.0647 ph >>913.888.0618 f >>913.927.0222 cell >>www. AFPsprink.com >> >>-------------- next part -------------- >>An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >>URL: >><http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/private/sprinklerforum/attachments/20120229/0a96807c/attachment.html> >>_______________________________________________ >>Sprinklerforum mailing list >>[email protected] >>http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum > >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 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
