Had this discussion in a seminar about ESFR sprinklers, They specifically direct a large amount of the water straight down for rack penetration, that is why there is not allowed to be any obstructions directly below the sprinklers, the cable tray needs to move.
Thanks Brett Peters General Manager Installation & Design Proudline Fire Protection Services Ltd. br...@proudline.ca 780 490 7602 office ext 202 780 490 7605 fax 780 777 0568 cell 780 718 2676 24h Visit us at www.proudline.ca Proudline now offers ULc listed monitoring services, please contact m...@proudline.ca for more information On Mon, Sep 26, 2022 at 11:11 AM James Crawford <jcrawf...@phaserfire.ca> wrote: > NFPA #13 (2013) section 8.12.5.3 Continuous Obstructions Below Sprinkler. > > > > Building is 40’-0” high and is protected with ESFR K25 sprinkler heads. > > > > We have an electrical cable tray that is 1’-0” wide and they have located > it below a line of ESFR sprinkler heads. The cable tray is located 25’-0” > below the sprinkler heads. > > > > Code does not give a distance below but only states that it needs to be > locate 1’-0” to the side of the sprinkler heads or you need to provide > sprinkler protection below, but my logical brain says this should not be a > problem. > > > > Comments. > > > > Thank You > > > > James Crawford > > Phaser Fire Protection Ltd. > > Phone 604-888-0318 > > Cel: 604-790-0938 > > Email jcrawf...@phaserfire.ca > > Web: www.phaserfire.ca > > > > _________________________________________________________ > SprinklerForum mailing list: > https://lists.firesprinkler.org/list/sprinklerforum.lists.firesprinkler.org > To unsubscribe send an email to > sprinklerforum-le...@lists.firesprinkler.org >
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