It has always been seen as a plenum around here.

On Fri, Aug 18, 2023 at 4:43 PM rick matsuda <[email protected]> wrote:

>  I would design using the duct criteria since the pit is after the
> filters. I think it's considered the plenum which is part of the exhaust
> ductwork.
> Just my opinion.
> rick
>
> On Fri, Aug 18, 2023 at 4:37 PM Anthony Johnson <
> [email protected]> wrote:
>
>> The pit has a metal grate over it with the filters being installed just
>> below the grate. It then turns the corner and goes up out the exhaust
>> stack. I would normally just consider the exhaust stack as the exhaust
>> 'duct' and not the entire pit but then I got to thinking. On a friday
>> afternoon that's probably a bad idea.
>>
>>
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>> On Fri, Aug 18, 2023 at 2:20 PM BRUCE VERHEI <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> I’d expect the underfloor to have two sections. One the plenum, is
>>> immediately below the filter bank.
>>>
>>> The second is the exhaust duct.
>>>
>>> Best.
>>>
>>> bv
>>>
>>> On 08/18/2023 12:50 PM PDT Rick Matsuda <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Yes, install sprinklers in the pit and along any “ductwork” that goes
>>> from the pit to the exterior.
>>>
>>> On Aug 18, 2023, at 2:43 PM, Anthony Johnson <
>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi Folks,
>>> Quick one for the day - is a paintbooth pit to be considered as a duct?
>>> I know most people, at least I do, think of a duct as a cylindrical or
>>> rectangular sheet metal tube for ventilation. A quick google dictionary
>>> defines it as a tube or 'passageway' for converting air, liquid whatever.
>>> That leads me to the question of whether a downflow paintbooth pit would be
>>> considered a duct for design purposes and would require the duct protection
>>> criteria of NFPA 33 which requires a minimum of 30 gpm at 15 psi for the
>>> sprinklers?
>>>
>>> Best Regards,
>>> Anthony Johnson
>>> Mountain Fire Protection
>>> 'Saving Lives and Valuing Property'
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