Right. Todd and I have been corresponding off-forum about this. There's a mess o' heads in Chapter 22 where all the special occupancy requirements have been brought in from other standards. So someone in NFPA's Codes and Standard's Dept. should have their filters set a little tighter, perhaps but that Chapter is not really the work of "our" TC. Having said that, I stand even more firmly by what I said: "Sprinkler Head" or "Head" as it may refer to sprinklers is NOT a defined term. Head is an expression of pressure, normally measured in feet and equal to .434 PSI/vertical foot.
Note to Pete Schwab - we need to write a bunch of clean-up proposals to Chapter 22 for the 2019 ... SML -----Original Message----- From: Sprinklerforum [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Todd - Work Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2015 2:10 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Recalled SPRINKLERS Ron, before you jump on the bike and "head" out, I filtered ones that specifically referenced sprinklers. Todd G Williams, PE Fire Protection Design/Consulting Stonington, CT www.fpdc.com 860-535-2080 (ofc) 860-608-4559 (cell) Sent using CloudMagic [https://cloudmagic.com/k/d/mailapp?ct=ti&cv=6.0.64&pv=8.2] On Thu, Jun 4, 2015 at 5:03 PM, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: Oooohhhh, I just want to go down a road of degradation and filthy language right now. How many colloquialisms is head either wholly or a part of? http://www.peckerheadmotorcycleracing.com On Thu, Jun 4, 2015 at 1:55 PM, Todd - Work <[email protected]> wrote: > Steve, I hate to burst your bubble, but NFPA 13 references "head" about 17 > times > when referring to sprinklers. > > Todd G Williams, PE > Fire Protection Design/Consulting > Stonington, CT > www.fpdc.com > 860-535-2080 (ofc) > 860-608-4559 (cell) > Sent using CloudMagic [ > https://cloudmagic.com/k/d/mailapp?ct=pi&cv=6.0.64&pv=8.2] > > On Thu, Jun 4, 2015 at 12:46 PM, [email protected] > <[email protected]> wrote: > We all have pet peeves. My longtime industry friends, TC colleagues and > employees have likely endured my rant on this issue in both sober and > altered states. I've subscribed to the Forum since its inception - when > was that, 1997? And all this time I've managed to keep this under my > hat but can't take it any longer - the steady stream of emails with the > subject header "Recalled Heads" is more than I can bear. > > To Whom It May Concern: > > There is no such thing as a sprinkler head. It does not exist; it is > not a defined term in any NFPA document. The correct term is "fire > sprinkler" or just "sprinkler". > > Steve L. > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > -- Ron Greenman Instructor Fire Protection Engineering Technology Bates Technical College 1101 So. Yakima Ave. Tacoma, WA 98405 [email protected] http://www.bates.ctc.edu/fireprotection/ 253.680.7346 253.576.9700 (cell) Member: ASEE, SFPE, ASCET, NFPA, AFSA, NFSA, AFAA, NIBS, WSAFM, WFC, WFSC They are happy men whose natures sort with their vocations. -Francis Bacon, essayist, philosopher, and statesman (1561-1626) A problem well stated is a problem half solved. -Charles F. Kettering, inventor and engineer (1876-1958) _______________________________________________ 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
