If the sprinklers in the high ceiling can't can't put out the fire due to the obstructions, then the heat will build up and reach the lower level sprinklers. Heat collectors won't be required, but you will need water shields.
Tony On Tue, Mar 28, 2017 at 2:03 PM, Jeff Normand <[email protected]> wrote: > Dang architects...only one sprinkler for 8x12 area...if the fire get big > enough and the ceiling sprinklers can't handle it hopefully the one under > the slats would go off. > > What else can you do? > > > > On Tue, Mar 28, 2017 at 2:31 PM, Gregory Lindholm <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> We have an office that has the grid ceiling at 10'-0", and we have a 8' x >> 12' area that has 1" x 6" boards as slats (The slats end up being 1x6's, >> 12' long), that are about 6" apart. The top of the slats are @ 8'-8" (1'-4" >> below the ceiling). This slatted area is in a 12' x 16' room. >> >> >> I believe that we obviously have to have a normal layout of sprinklers at >> the grid ceiling, but we would also have to have something below, because >> the slats would break up any pattern from the ceiling level heads. >> >> >> My 1st assumption would be a level of heads with the deflectors just >> below the slats, but how would they ever activate, with no way for the heat >> to collect down to them. >> >> >> This is one that I have never run into. ???? >> >> >> Greg Lindholm >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > >
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