If I were allowed to ask such questions (we remember you, George), I'd start by asking myself what the likelihood the hose stations will actually be used and for what purpose for that particular project. Trained personnel other than the fire department can use them for 1st response, and fire fighters can use them for mop-up operations. For 1st response, I can't believe it would matter what system they are attached to if properly calculated. For mop-up, I would agree with you. If located at the boundary between two overhead zones and connected to one of those zones, there's a 50% chance it will be out-of-service if a fire occurred beneath one of those 2 zones.
Ed K -----Original Message----- From: Sprinklerforum <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Tony Silva via Sprinklerforum Sent: Saturday, September 26, 2020 3:55 PM To: [email protected] Cc: Tony Silva <[email protected]> Subject: Small Hose Stations In a storage occupancy that requires small hose stations complying with NFPA 13, an acceptable method of connection is to supply from an "Adjacent Sprinkler System". Some hose stations fall right in the boundary between two zones. The contractor wants to supply these hose stations from either one of these adjacent zones. I am of the opinion that these hose stations should be supplied from a zone that is not serviced by these hose stations, requiring longer supply piping. Any thoughts? What is your position on this issue? Thanks, Tony _______________________________________________ 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
