Sounds familiar...... FRT wood. Funny thing I've seen it in burn barrels and makeshift outdoor fireplaces.
John Drucker - Mobile Email [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Cell/Text 732-904-6823 Roland Huggins <[email protected]> wrote: Allow me to start with I did not participate in the soon to be decried test fire and do not know the specifics off the top of my head. Nonetheless, fire test of mattresses stacked on their side were being tested to see if they could reduce the hazard classification (due to the ignition resistance from cigarette). Some participants were betting it would be as a maximum a Class II. It was another case of having to rapidly attack the fire with manual hoses because it exceeded the HRH of the test apparatus. A many megawatt fire. Needless to say, the guy betting it would be no more than a Class II bought dinner. Roland Huggins, PE - VP Engineering American Fire Sprinkler Assn. --- Fire Sprinklers Saves Lives Dallas, TX http://www.firesprinkler.org <http://www.firesprinkler.org/> > On Mar 20, 2015, at 12:24 PM, James Crawford <[email protected]> wrote: > > Looking input > > > > We have a client that manufactures and stores mattresses, the raw material > is straight forward. > > > > The finished product has always been a bit of a disagreement in our office. > NFPA #13 Table A.5.6.3.2 has mattresses under class 3 (standard box spring) > and group "A" plastics (foam in finished form) Having just purchased a new > mattress and box spring I understand that most new mattresses have a small > amount of foam in them and there are ones now that are all foam. > > > > So my question is would a standard box spring mattress with a foam top, be > protected as a class 3 commodity or a Group "A" plastic? > > > > I have always protected as an expanded Group "A" plastic. > > > > Agree or disagree > > > > Thank you > > > > > > James Crawford > > Phaser Fire Protection Ltd. > > Phone 604-888-0318 > > Fax 604-888-4732 > > Cel 604-790-0938 > > Email [email protected] > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
