Why would you do 1250 if it’s a fully sprinklered building? Shawn Foor, SET
*FOOR DESIGN, LLC* *10208 E 98TH ST* *TULSA, OK 74133* *P:918-237-1400* On Wed, Apr 3, 2024 at 08:43 <[email protected]> wrote: > Asking this on behalf of Rowe Sprinkler Systems (Temporally Un-Retired) > > > > We have a 4-story modular apartment building sprinklered in accordance > with NFPA 13R with allowed exceptions, with 4 standpipes. The standpipes > are connected at the 1st floor level. One each at the ends of the L > shaped building and two at the approximate mid-point on either side of a > 2-hour separation wall with self-closing, rated doors in the corridor. > > The question is for purposes of calculating the standpipe can these be > treated as two separate buildings? For example, 250 gpm at the far end of > the 4th floor, 250 gpm at the far end of the 3rd floor and 250 gpm at the > at the connecting point of the middle standpipe, for a total of 750 gpm. > > Or do we have to calculate the additional standpipes up to 1250 gpm. > Available water is the issue. > > > > > > Richard L. Mote CET > > Rimrock Design Services, LLC > > Middleburg, PA 17842 > > Mobile 570-541-2685 > > EMAIL [email protected] > > WEB: www.rimrockdesignservicesllc.com > > > > _________________________________________________________ > SprinklerForum mailing list: > https://lists.firesprinkler.org/list/sprinklerforum.lists.firesprinkler.org > To unsubscribe send an email to > [email protected]
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