What Steve said. I did a large project with a foam mattress manufacturer a while back. We pretty much dismissed the flammability standards argument right away. it may slow it down a little but it’s still a foamed plastic. Todd Williams
Fire Protection Design/Consulting Stonington, CT 860-608-4559 > > On Aug 8, 2024 at 8:13 PM, <Steve Leyton > (mailto:[email protected])> wrote: > > > > Seriously? > > > > Foam mattresses are required to have a nonflammable barrier, but that's just > a rating on the material used to cover and bind it. In most states mattress > toppers aren't required to be certified. Polyfoam is polyfoam and it's a > wee bit flammable. > > > > CEP > > > > > > > Steve Leyton > > > > Sent from my "Smart" Phone, so apologies for any typos or voice-to-text > corruptions. > > > > > > > > > -------- Original message -------- > > From: "Kyle.Montgomery" <[email protected]> > > Date: 8/8/24 3:34 PM (GMT-08:00) > > To: Discussion list on issues relating to automatic fire sprinklers > <[email protected]> > > Subject: [Sprinklerforum] Mattress Storage Classification > > > > > > > I’m working with a client who wants to store mattresses in racks. They are > foam mattresses, so these would be group A expanded plastics (EP). Each of > the mattresses is rolled up and packaged in a cardboard box. So, cartoned > expanded plastics (CEP), right? > > > > > > > > The customer (who is very knowledgeable about the mattress manufacturing > process and requirements) wants to argue that mattresses should not just > automatically fall into the “High-hazard (Group A Expanded)” category because > of the strict flammability standards that mattresses are legally required to > meet, specifically CFR 1633 – Standard for the Flammability (Open Flame) of > Mattress Sets. > > > > > > > > What are your thoughts on this? I have my own ideas, but I was wondering if > anyone had gone down the path before. Do you think the client’s assertion has > merit? Why or why not? > > > > > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > > > Kyle Montgomery > > > > Aero Automatic Sprinkler Co. > > > > [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________ SprinklerForum > mailing list: > https://lists.firesprinkler.org/list/sprinklerforum.lists.firesprinkler.org > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >
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