No small room rule in 13D that I'm aware of Mike.

On Thu, Oct 3, 2013 at 9:44 AM, Mike Cabral <[email protected]>wrote:

> I seem to recall that the 8" lintel and 8' opening was language that was
> originally intended to better define application of the small room rule.
>
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> On Oct 3, 2013, at 11:33 AM, "rongreenman ." <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> > Door frame, not door, so that implies the hole does not need a door.
> >
> > 3.3.1 says to me that if the opening into the shower is equal to or less
> > than three feet it doesn't even need the lintel to be a compartment and
> as
> > long as it is less than eight feet a lintel 8" or more deep suffices to
> > create a separate compartment.
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Oct 3, 2013 at 9:16 AM, Todd - Work <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >> Lintel, n. The horizontal beam that forms the upper part of a window or
> >> door frame and supports part of the structure above it. (from the Latin
> >> limitaris)
> >>
> >>                        - American Heritage Dictionary
> >>
> >> Todd G Williams, PE
> >> Fire Protection Design/Consulting
> >> Stonington, CT
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> >>
> >> On Oct 3, 2013, at 12:07 PM, Roland Huggins <[email protected]
> >
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> But the design is not compartment driven so how does that imply two
> >> compartments?  Actually, it's to stop the rearward discharge from
> wetting
> >> the other sprinkler.
> >>>
> >>> Roland
> >>>
> >>> Roland Huggins, PE - VP Engineering
> >>> American Fire Sprinkler Assn.       ---      Fire Sprinklers Saves
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> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Oct 3, 2013, at 6:33 AM, [email protected] wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> 13 (2013) 8.7.3.1.4 seems to support the lintel as a beam.
> >>>>
> >>>> 8.7.3.1.4    Sidewall spray sprinklers shall not be installed
> >> back-to-back without being separated by a continuous lintel or soffit.
> >>>>
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