I don't disagree with anything Steve Leyton said in his reply. I would add to his commentary regarding a 3rd party plan reviewed that since my firm began doing such work in '88 we followed whatever the appropriate AHJ asked us for, as they had the final say.
I would suggest that it's worth exploring with the AHJ or local codes/ordinances where you as the sprinkler contractor are required to pull a separate permit for that service. It seems pretty redundant and duplicative to me, however that's just personal opinion.
I do note, however that 13R in §9.3 seems to suggest that a combined domestic and fire service to the building is completely acceptable with certain qualifiers regarding domestic demand being accounted for.
let us know how this is resolved,
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I have a 13R sprinkler system whose water supply is a 2” combination domestic/fire line run from the city main into the mechanical room. The plumber installed the line and pulled the proper permits for the installation of that domestic line. The plumber left a 2” outlet left inside of the building as a fire supply. The local building department uses an outside corporation to review and handle permits / inspections called NIC or National Inspection Corporation. NIC is requiring that we as the fire protection contractor are also required to apply and pull a permit and perform all tests required for a fire line on the 2” domestic service that was installed. I am looking for backup to argue this requirement as it seems redundant and unnecessary. I cannot find where this is specifically addressed either in NFPA codes or the IBC. Does anyone have any information that may be applicable to this situation?
Thank you, Chris
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