Hello Sprinklerforum, Looking for a conses of how heads are picked to remove and send for testing. We have an AHJ that has been calling a floor an "area" for testing, Now that is being challenged by a property management co that claims it should be per:
3.6.4* Sprinkler System. For fire protection purposes, an integrated system of underground and overhead piping designed in accordance with fire protection engineering standards. The installation includes at least one automatic water supply that supplies one or more systems. The portion of the sprinkler system above ground is a network of specially sized or hydraulically designed piping installed in a building, structure, or area, generally overhead, and to which sprinklers are attached in a systematic pattern. Each system has a control valve located in the system riser or its supply piping. Each sprinkler system includes a device for actuating an alarm when the system is in operation. The system is usually activated by heat from a fire and discharges water over the fire area. [13, 2010] They are claiming that an "Area" is everything off that standpipe riser. Now if this is a high rise with floor controls off the standpipe, Does not each floor control make that floor a "system" or "Area" unto itself? -- Best regards, Charles mailto:[email protected] _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org
