Good point. Is it possible to come at the door from the side instead? Thank You,
Bob Knight, CET III 208-318-3057 www.Firebyknight.com -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Todd - Work Sent: Friday, March 07, 2014 1:27 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: sprinklers under sloped garage doors Sort of planning on that, but if I angle it down the slope the sprinkelr will be the low point Todd G Williams, PE Fire Protection Design/Consulting Stonington, CT www.fpdc.com 860-535-2080 (ofc) > On Mar 7, 2014, at 3:04 PM, "Bob" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Provide a 1/2" auxiliary drain at the bottom of the drop to the HSW. > Instead of a 90, use a tee on the run. Then be sure to provide the > instructions that they are to drain this low point the same way they > would any other dry system low point. See 8.16.2.5.3, 8.16.2.5.3.3 (2010 ed). > > Thank You, > > Bob Knight, CET III > 208-318-3057 > www.Firebyknight.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Todd - Work > Sent: Friday, March 07, 2014 12:34 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: sprinklers under sloped garage doors > > This is sort of the same question I asked a while back, but I will try > to re-phrase it. We have a 14x14 garage door that when opened, follows > the contour of the pitched roof. We need to install a sprinkler > beneath it. My initial thought was to put a sidewall at the high point > pointing down the slope under the garage door. However, being that > this is a dry system, my assumption is that you would need a dry sidewall. Would like to avoid that. > Having it project horizontally instead of down the slope doesn't seem > like an option. Waht have others done with this arrangement? > > Todd G Williams, PE > Fire Protection Design/Consulting > Stonington, CT > www.fpdc.com > 860-535-2080 (ofc) > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkl > er.org > > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkl > er.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
