2019 NFPA 13:

16.4.1.1 Where any portion of a system is subject to freezing AND the 
temperatures cannot be reliably maintained at or above 40 degrees F, the system 
shall be installed as a dry pipe or preaction system.

I’m sure this has been discussed before, but the above statement requires two 
conditions:


1.       System is subject to freezing

2.       The temperatures cannot be reliably maintained at or above 40 degrees F

It says AND, so it has to be both, not one or the other, right?

So if I have a 38 degree F cooler, is it fair to say that it is not “subject to 
freezing”, and thus does not require protection? Is it acceptable to drop a wet 
pendent head into the cooler, rather than use a dry pendent?

-Kyle M
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