All five. Mark at Aero 602 820-7894
Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 5, 2014, at 8:12 PM, "Jeff Hewitt" > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Mark, > > Which edition if IFC are you looking in? > > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Dec 5, 2014, at 9:09 PM, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> Where are you guys finding these specific methods of "proving" the adequacy >> of the fire flow requirements? I don't find any language close to this in >> the IFC. >> >> Mark at Aero >> 602 820-7894 >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Dec 5, 2014, at 7:55 PM, "Steve Leyton" <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> At 4 hydrants simultaneously if they're on the same water supply, or in >>> combination of public and private or at however many hydrants you have if >>> fewer than 4 and those being the sole source of fire flow. >>> >>> As other comments, I would reiterate that the Table B fire flow is for >>> outside hose streams only and completely separate and apart from any >>> hydraulic demand related to building sprinkler systems. >>> >>> Steve L. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> <div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: >>> [email protected] </div><div>Date:12/05/2014 6:29 PM (GMT-08:00) >>> </div><div>To: [email protected] </div><div>Subject: >>> Re: A Poll of the Experienced </div><div> >>> </div>I think I agree with you, but to be very specific, let's assume I'm >>> designing a new building on a greenfield site which is served by a public >>> water system. The building is type V construction, 600,000 square feet and >>> fully protected with ESFR sprinklers. Table B105.2 indicated a fire flow >>> rate of 8000 GPM, reduced to 4000 GPM for sprinkler credit, at minimum >>> 20psi. My question is, WHERE is this 4000 GPM at 20 psi measured? At the >>> city water main connection? Or at the fire pump discharge? >>> >>> Mark at Aero >>> 602 820-7894 >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>>> On Dec 5, 2014, at 7:17 PM, "Cahill, Christopher" <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Neither. It's the flow you need for a building. You might get it from a >>>> muni or private. Absolutely nothing to do with sprinklers except you get a >>>> reduction if building is sprinklered. >>>> >>>> >>>> Chris Cahill >>>> Fire Protection Engineer >>>> Burns & McDonnell >>>> 952-656-3652 >>>> [email protected] >>>> >>>> >>>> -------- Original message -------- >>>> From: [email protected] >>>> Date:12/05/2014 8:12 PM (GMT-06:00) >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> Subject: A Poll of the Experienced >>>> >>>> Over this weekend I'd like to ask the opinion of those forumites >>>> experienced in the reading and understanding of the "International Fire >>>> Code" on the topic of "Fire Flow" described in Chapter 5, and further >>>> prescribed in Appendix B. Is the available flow rate and residual pressure >>>> referenced, intended to describe these values of the municipal or private >>>> water supply available to the building site? Or, the minimum output of any >>>> fire pump associated specifically with the automatic sprinkler system in >>>> the building? >>>> Any takers? Questions? Clarifications? >>>> Thanks for any answers. >>>> >>>> Mark at Aero >>>> 602 820-7894 >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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 _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org
