I would say OPEN is to the temperature, not the bugs. Also look at it from the potential to flash-over. The screen will not hold in the heat. Now have that discussion with the AHJ.
The TC member caveat - Not to be considered a formal interpretation of NFPA Roland 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 6, 2016, at 4:58 PM, Todd Williams <[email protected]> wrote: > > > NFPA 13D allows for exclusion of sprinklers in open attached porches. Does > screening count as an enclosure? > > Todd G Williams, PE > Fire Protection Design/Consulting > Stonington, CT > 860-535-2080 (ofc) > 860-608-4559 (cell) > > via Newton Mail > <https://cloudmagic.com/k/d/mailapp?ct=ti&cv=9.2.5&pv=10.1.1&source=email_footer_2> > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org
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