Light hazard only and yes 60" rule went into effect a few years ago. Thermo-Tile is the only band I know of.
King and Company PO Box 10 Clarksville AR 72830 United States of America +1 (800) 643-9530 http://www.thermo-tile.com And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them an heart of flesh Eze 11:19 > On May 31, 2018, at 11:00 AM, Kyle.Montgomery <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I’ve been searching around a little bit, but figured I would ask here, anyone > have experience with installing these under sprinklers? > > I’m working with an architect whose client needs to install these polystyrene > ceiling tiles that have been tested to drop-out in the case of a fire. > They’re not doing it to try to save costs, apparently the spec for the > product they assemble requires a “clean” environment which drives this. > > I’m having trouble finding good information about this. The NFPA requirements > are pretty straightforward, but I’m seeing some conflicting issues in some of > the other information I can find: > > 1. NFPA 13 does not permit QR heads above these ceilings (unless the > ceiling is specifically listed for them), yet some of the other information > I’ve found suggests that they can only be used in light hazard areas. > 2. I’ve seen some information suggesting that the sprinklers need to be > within 60” of these ceilings, but NFPA 13 makes no mention of that. Is that > an actual requirement? > > Thanks guys. Any info helps. > > -Kyle M > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org
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