Roland, I'm not the EOR on this project, just the plebe doing the shop drawings. The EOR put very little thought into the dry system for the attic so now the dormers on both ends of the building are trapped. So far he has been resistant to letting us put the DDs into the mechanical closet in the apartment below. Hopefully the site visit tomorrow will resolve some of it.
Interestingly, in CT, if you want to use something in an edition of NFPA 13 post 2002 that isn't included in 2002, you have to get a modification from the State Fire Marshal. At 03:50 PM 9/4/2012, you wrote: >As the EOR, ensuring your client is well aware of the NFPA 25 >requirements for draining all auxiliary drains as often as necessary >is time well spent. From a design side, making sure they can find and >readily access all of them and they are shown on your plans as per >current editions (24.6.2(13) 2010 ed) is also time well spent. > >Roland > >On Sep 4, 2012, at 6:25 AM, Todd Williams wrote: > >>I am working on a dry system where we have to install some drum >>drips. However, they will be installed in the cold spaces (outside, >>not cooler/freezer). Do these need to be protected from freezing? >>Any suggestions how? >> >>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
