NFPA doesn't, but FM was talking about this a while back and am not sure if the 
implemented anything.



At 09:49 AM 8/30/2012, you wrote:
>For the size of the building where this would maybe be a concern, you are 
>usually going to have a hydrant loop that goes around the building. In that 
>case it is just as easy to provide multiple lead in connections and probably 
>more economical than one central point. 
>
>But no, I do not know of a restriction on the number of risers off of one 
>service feed. 
>
>Justin Reid
>
>Sent from my iPhone
>
>On Aug 30, 2012, at 9:17 AM, "Matsuda, Richard" 
><[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> NFPA doesn't have any limit that I know of, but you should also check
>> with the property insurance carrier.
>> Depending upon the insured values, they may want some redundancy in the
>> supply with either a looped supply main or a secondary lead-in. 
>> rick matsuda
>> city of dallas
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: [email protected]
>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jay White
>> Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2012 7:47 AM
>> To: [email protected]
>> Subject: Number of risers
>> 
>> Does NFPA limit the number of risers served by one lead-in? 
>> 
>> Jay White
>> Dynamic Fire Protection
>> 9771 Highway 25 South
>> Starkville, MS 39759
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