Don't forget about (2010) NFPA 13 21.14 Protection of Information Technology Equipment...
Respectfully, David W. S. Blackwell, II, PE, CFPE, CFI I Chief Engineer Office of State Fire Marshal SC Department of Labor, Licensing, & Regulation, 141 Monticello Trail, Columbia, SC 29203 Telephone: 803.896.9800 [Office] 803.896.9833 [Direct] Fax: 803.896.9806 [Office] Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.scfiremarshal.llronline.com/ Please note that you can find a lot of information on our website at http://www.scfiremarshal.llronline.com/ including contact information, current events, laws, regulations, policies, forms, procedures, and links to other website resources for further information. -----Original Message----- From: Sprinklerforum [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Roland Huggins Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2015 3:00 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Electrical Equipment room *** SCDLLR NOTICE *** This email is from an external email address. Please use caution when deciding whether to open any attachments or when clicking links inside the email. 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
