I use the acceleration due to gravity for my conversions because I think it would be the same in France (they invented the metric system) as it is in England: 32.2 ft/sec/sec divided by 9.81 m/sec/sec = 3.???????? ft per meter.
Brad On Apr 20, 2016 5:42 PM, "James Crawford" <[email protected]> wrote: > NFPA #13 (2013) section 8.12.3.2 minimum distance between ESFR heads not > less than 8’-0” or (2.4 m) > > > > We are looking at a project and the ESFR heads are space at 2.4 meters > apart > and this seems to meet code, but 2.4 m equals 7’-10 ½”. > > > > Is this an over site by NFPA or are you allowed to be less than 8’-0” or > should it be 2.439 m and was just missed in the conversion. > > > > This would be the same for the obstruction rule 1’-0” is 0.305 m not 0.3 m > and 2’-0” is 0.610 m not 0.60 m > > > > Just wondering. > > > > > > Thank you > > > > > > James Crawford > > Phaser Fire Protection Ltd. > > Phone 604-888-0318 > > Fax 604-888-4732 > > Cel 604-790-0938 > > Email [email protected] > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
