You could try suppling a bulk main to the remote area, essentially creating a 
loop system. I had a job where it was OH1 and got installed and then ended up 
getting reclassified as an OH2. We didn’t have enough water to feed the OH2 
hazard so we ran a bulk main from the feed main to remote area. This worked for 
us.

Thanks,






Dane Long, AET
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Subject: Re: Car Dealerships

Nope, the existing system was already 11.2k ECOH spaced at 14'x14' with an ehp 
of 7.2.  They milked it...
Thanks John.

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> No other option.  1,500 Sq.Ft. minimum remote area.
>
> Any chance adjusting K factors of the sprinklers?
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> > I have a small dealership renovation we are designing now.  An issue 
> > has come up with the calculations we are having a difficult time 
> > solving,
> and I
> > wanted to pick the forums collective brain on it.
> > Looking at the existing system, it appears the original install
> contractor
> > utilized the QR reduction in the showroom to reduce the design area.  
> > The renovation calls for increasing the 130 sqft vestibule ceiling 
> > height to 26' from 17'.  This essentially eliminates our ability to 
> > apply the QR reduction, and defaults our remote area back to 1500 sqft.
> Unfortunately,
> > we don't have the water to make this remote area work anymore.  Is 
> > anyone aware of a way to keep the reduced design area?  I have been 
> > racking my brain on this, trying to eliminate the need for a pump.
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