recheck that date line.  The 60 second rule has been part of NFPA 13 since 
before 1983.  The 15 sec rule entered the standard around 07.

Roland

Roland Huggins, PE - VP Engineering
American Fire Sprinkler Assn.       ---      Fire Sprinklers Saves Lives
Dallas, TX
http://www.firesprinkler.org





On Jun 11, 2013, at 12:00 PM, Ron Greenman <[email protected]> wrote:

> The sixty second timing as baseline crept in over time,
> being the de facto criterion with AHJs, until it became required in the
> 2007 (if I remember correctly) edition. Curiously that rule
> change/definition coincided with the introduction of Tyco's expensive water
> delivery time software.

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