You're right. I guess Vince will have to let us know. Cliff
-----Original Message----- From: Sprinklerforum [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Travis Mack, SET Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2015 1:02 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: ...so a standpipe walks into a bar... Oh..I thought he meant 90k sq ft per floor. Would be hard to get 6 standpipes in what I assume is minimum 4 story building. That would be 22.5k sq ft per floor. I can't see having 6 standpipes on a floor area that small...but it is possible. Travis Mack, SET MFP Design, LLC 2508 E Lodgepole Drive Gilbert, AZ 85298 480-505-9271 fax: 866-430-6107 email:[email protected] http://www.mfpdesign.com https://www.facebook.com/pages/MFP-Design-LLC/92218417692 Send large files to us via: https://www.hightail.com/u/MFPDesign On 8/12/2015 11:58 AM, Cliff Whitfield wrote: > Travis, > > His building is 90k total, not per floor. I don't think what you just posted > applies. > > Cliff > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sprinklerforum > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Travis Mack, SET > Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2015 12:54 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: ...so a standpipe walks into a bar... > > 90k sq ft changes things... > For buildings over 80k sq ft, you do 500+500+250 > > *7.10.1.1.3 *The minimum flow rate for additional standpipes shall be > 250 gpm (946 L/min) per standpipe for buildings with floor areas that > do not exceed 80,000 ft2 (7432 m2) per floor. For buildings that > exceed 80,000 ft2 (7432 m2) per floor, the minimum flow rate for the > additional standpipes shall be > 500 gpm (1893 L/min) for the second standpipe and 250 gpm > (946 L/min) for the third standpipe if the additional flow is required for an > unsprinklered building. > > Travis Mack, SET > MFP Design, LLC > 2508 E Lodgepole Drive > Gilbert, AZ 85298 > 480-505-9271 > fax: 866-430-6107 > email:[email protected] > > http://www.mfpdesign.com > https://www.facebook.com/pages/MFP-Design-LLC/92218417692 > Send large files to us via: https://www.hightail.com/u/MFPDesign > > On 8/12/2015 11:53 AM, Vince Sabolik wrote: >> I really don't know if it should be I or III. No sprinklers and - oh, 90,000 >> sq ft. Current code. I'm thinking 500 + 250 until 1,250 but I can't see that >> in 14 anymore. Old age setting in again? Thanks for the help. >> >> On Aug 12, 2015, Vince Sabolik <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hello Forum -- >> >> I have a building with a dry, manual standpipe fed from an FDC. >> >> There are six standpipes with 2½" valves. >> >> Can someone break down the NFPA flow requirement, Barney-style for me? >> >> I'm thinking 500 gpm first and 250 gpm each additional. My question >> is how many additional? >> >> I guess they should put more pictures in the code! >> >> >> thanks, Vince >> >> West Tech Fire Protection, Inc. >> 11351 Pearl Road / Strongsville, Ohio 44136 Phone 440 238-4800 Fax >> 440 >> 238-4876 Cell 440 724-7601 >> _____________________________________________ >> >> Sprinklerforum mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprink >> l >> er.org >> >> >> - Somehow, this made it through Verizon Wireless and got to you! >> _______________________________________________ >> Sprinklerforum mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprink >> l >> er.org > _______________________________________________ > 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-firesprinkl > er.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
