I think he is making a cloud clg. per NFPA because of the openings
*Glen Bue**low* *Glen W. Buelow, Inc.* *Fire Protection Design and Consulting216-469-7390** <330.665.4439>* On Fri, Mar 22, 2024 at 1:26 PM Ed Kramer <[email protected]> wrote: > In order to provide maintenance access to HVAC devices above a gyp > ceiling, the project architect has proposed a rather clever solution. I > like it, but don’t know if the non-combustible space above the drop-in > ceiling is required to be protected. > > > > To me, this seems to be more about openings in the ceiling and less about > it being a cloud. Full sprinkler protection will be provided beneath the > gyp-board ceiling and the drop-in ceiling. > > > > NFPA 13 (2019) section 9.2.1.1.2 says I can have small openings in the > ceiling and it appears the ceiling/openings meet the 2 conditions. Is this > section intended to apply to vertical openings? I’ve assumed it was > intended for horizontal openings, but it doesn’t specifically say that – > though the wording in condition 2 seems to imply it. A fire plume may not > react the same to a vertical opening as it does to a horizontal opening. > > > > What do you guys/gals think? > > Ed > > > > [image: https://www.dropbox.com/s/g4h8r7hdtsr6154/AFSA_L.png?raw=1] > > > > > > > > *Ed Kramer* > *Design Manager *| *Bamford Fire Sprinkler Co., Inc.* > P: *913.432.6688* > F: *913.432.5294* > M: *785.766.4894* > A: *5134 Merriam Dr. Shawnee Mission KS 66203* > > > > > > _________________________________________________________ > SprinklerForum mailing list: > https://lists.firesprinkler.org/list/sprinklerforum.lists.firesprinkler.org > To unsubscribe send an email to > [email protected] >
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