Ouch! .15 in an 'occupancy' where the majority of floor area is egress path? And even in fully Sprinklered heads at the top and bottom only?
> On Aug 24, 2014, at 12:21 PM, Todd Williams <[email protected]> wrote: > > The issue is that they have to be calculated to a .15 density and we have a > 2" supply. > > Todd G Williams, PE > Fire Protection Design/Consulting > Stonington, CT > 860-535-2080 > www.fpdc.com > > >> On Aug 24, 2014, at 11:46 AM, Brad Casterline <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> Ok thanks. Might as well just calc them all. How demanding can 3 to 6 >> sprinklers be anyhow? >> >>> On Aug 24, 2014, at 10:20 AM, Todd - Work <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> This is a fairly ornate house from the late 1800s that is being converted >>> to a B&B. The CT FIre Safety Code eliminates most requirements for >>> sprinklers in B&Bs (good lobby effort), but since they want to use the 3rd >>> floor with the open stair tower, some additional protection is being >>> required. >>> >>> Todd G Williams, PE >>> Fire Protection Design/Consulting >>> Stonington, CT >>> www.fpdc.com >>> 860-535-2080 (ofc) >>> >>>> On Aug 24, 2014, at 6:50 AM, Brad Casterline <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> I would I suppose Todd, because I can, but I am curious; >>>> >>>> This is a new installation in a building with a stair tower, yet it is a >>>> limited Area System? >>>> >>>> If it is not too proprietary, will you paint a bigger picture? >>>> >>>> Thanks, Brad. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> On Aug 20, 2014, at 7:30 PM, Todd - Work <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I am working on a project where they are installing a limited area system >>>>> per NFPA 101. The section calls for all of the heads within the >>>>> compartment to be included in the calculation. Does that apply if the >>>>> compartment is a stair tower and there are sprinklers on multiple levels? >>>>> Would you calculate all heads within the tower? >>>>> >>>>> 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-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 >> _______________________________________________ >> 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
