We are open to whatever will work
Sent from my iPhone On Jun 30, 2013, at 7:06 AM, Todd - Work <[email protected]> wrote: > Are you using a specific manufacturer sprinkler? > > Todd G Williams, PE > Fire Protection Design/Consulting > Stonington, CT > www.fpdc.com > > On Jun 29, 2013, at 11:16 PM, Greg McGahan <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> We have an existing system installed 20 x 20 with 14.5K ECOH sprinklers. >> They have now installed a new wall separating the space into 2 spaces and >> left the sprinklers overspaced off the wall. The Calc plate indicates that >> the design was originally .15 fpm over 2,000 soft and when we re-calc the >> system we are nearly identical to the results recorded on the data plate. If >> we calculate it at .20/1,500 it does not work. >> >> Question is how to we even begin to sort this out in order to add a row of >> new heads to correct the overspacing? The new sprinklers all seem to be >> specifically listed for .20 (OH2) and i do not see a loophole to utilize a >> lower density and a larger Remote Area as in the original design. I also do >> not see an allowance in 13 for such a scenario (similar to the allowance for >> modifications to existing systems with residential heads that were >> originally designed for less than 7 psi end head pressure) >> >> I do not think there will be any salvaging this system if we cannot reduce >> the density… >> >> Thanks for any help, >> Greg >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Sprinklerforum mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org
