It would but I am using residential pendant sprinklers and the small room rule only applies to standard throw sprinklers. I guess that's the tradeoff I need to deal with for only wanting to calc 4 sprinklers and using extended coverage.
-----Original Message----- From: Sprinklerforum [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John Denhardt Sent: Monday, April 13, 2015 6:46 AM To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: NFPA 13 (07ed) apartment obstructions Does the small room apply? If so, use .05 x small room rule or listing whichever is larger. Sprinklers Save > On Apr 13, 2015, at 7:38 AM, Dewayne Martinez <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks for confirming Jerry. The light is small and It just looks > weird to have a head so far away from the center of the room where the > light is located. Of course when I have to offset the sprinkler so > much it affects my calculations since it is a 13 application. Glad > the salesman bid it as if there were no lights present :) Thanks, > Dewayne > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sprinklerforum > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Jerry Van Kolken > Sent: Thursday, April 09, 2015 6:49 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: NFPA 13 (07ed) apartment obstructions > > Looks like your you using the 4x rule . You should only need a single > head at 36" away. > > Jerry Van Kolken > Millennium Fire Protection > (760) 722-2722 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sprinklerforum > [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Dewayne Martinez > Sent: Thursday, April 09, 2015 10:16 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: NFPA 13 (07ed) apartment obstructions > > I am using residential concealed pendant sprinklers in a NFPA 13 > apartment complex. Many of the rooms have a surface mounted domed > light which is about 12in in diameter and 5in deep at the center. It > seems to me that I must maintain at least 36in away from the edge of > the light per figure > 8.10.6.2.1.3 or install a sprinkler on both sides correct? > > Thanks, > > Dewayne > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkl > er.o > rg > > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkl > er.o > rg > _______________________________________________ > 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.o rg _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org
