NFPA 13 (2013) 8.5.5.4 Closets. In all closets and compartments, including those closets housing mechanical equipment, that are not larger than 400 ft3 (11.33 m3) in size, a single sprinkler at the highest ceiling space shall be sufficient without regard to obstructions or minimum distance to the wall.
On Thu, Apr 9, 2015 at 6:42 AM, Matt Grise <[email protected]> wrote: > I looked through the archive, but I could not find any definitive answers > on this: > > I have a building protected to 13 (not 13R) that has small (200 cubic > foot) mechanical closets that are packed full of HVAC equipment. Is there > any guidance in the codes or printed references that discuss allowances for > obstructions in small closets for 13 systems? I am familiar with the 400 > cubic foot allowance in 13R, but it still seems like it would be > unreasonable to have 3 or 4 sprinklers in these very small spaces. > > Thanks, > > Matt Grisé PE*, LEED AP, NICET II > Sales Engineer > Alliance Fire Protection > 130 w 9th Ave. > North Kansas City, MO 64116 > > *Licensed in KS & MO > > 913.888.0647 ph > 913.888.0618 f > 913.927.0222 cell > www. AFPsprink.com > > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > > http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org > -- Juan Munguia Thorpe Design Inc. P 925.634.5758 C 209-380-0599 F 925.634.5975 E [email protected] W www.thorpedesign.com _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org
