I agree and I always provide protection in a server room, note a SERVER ROOM not electrical equipment room, this was suggested by an architect to help his client.
Just wanted to get some feed back on this matter before I give him the bad news. Thank you James Crawford Phaser Fire Protection Ltd. Phone 604-888-0318 Fax 604-888-4732 Cel 604-790-0938 Email [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: Sprinklerforum [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Roland Huggins Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2015 12:00 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Electrical Equipment room BULLSEYE Sounds like someone is doing the A/E dance. Not the first time one has attempted to say this means equipment that uses electricity. If the value of the data or continuity of business warrants it, suggest they do a double interlock preaction system. Roland Huggins, PE - VP Engineering American Fire Sprinkler Assn. --- Fire Sprinklers Saves Lives Dallas, TX http://www.firesprinkler.org <http://www.firesprinkler.org/> > On Nov 19, 2015, at 11:47 AM, <[email protected]> <[email protected]> wrote: > > A server and a UPS is not an electrical room nor considered "electrical equipment". > > "Electrical Rooms" house Transformers, MCCs and Switchgear. The clue is the mention of dry type equipment. You haven't seen any oil cooled computers have you? > > So technically this doesn't apply but it depends on what you convince the AHJ it means. > > > If they are adamant about not putting sprinklers in the room, the better argument is found in the Fire Code in 903.3.1.1.1 EXEMPT LOCATIONS where you could use exemption (2)"Any room or space where sprinklers are considered undesirable because of the nature of the contents, when approved by the fire code official." Now the room will require the installation of smoke detectors if you omit the sprinklers. Run that by the AHJ and see if it flies. > > > > Craig L. Prahl _______________________________________________ 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
