Learn something new every day. On Wed, Apr 3, 2024 at 9:06 AM John Denhardt <[email protected]> wrote:
> Correct - for standpipe calculations purposes, buildings protected with > NFPA 13R systems do not meet the requirements to limit the flow to 1,250 GPM > > 10.6.1.1.6 in NFPA 14 - 2024 > > John August Denhardt, P.E. > Vice-President Engineering and Technical Services > American Fire Sprinkler Association > 301-343-1457 > > On Apr 3, 2024, at 09:49, Fpdcdesign <[email protected]> wrote: > > > 13R buildings are not considered to be fully sprinklered. > > > > On Apr 3, 2024 at 9:45 AM, <Shawn Foor <[email protected]>> wrote: > > 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 >> <https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rimrockdesignservicesllc.com%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cjdenhardt%40stricklandfire.com%7C52a2159dd68941f7805208dc53e4d0b2%7Cd658cbf30820420e8485ef2e373e8459%7C0%7C0%7C638477489453405076%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=k2q4EC6bKriuy5Qi1xyhuuooVD3MtZeManZT0WESZQ0%3D&reserved=0> >> >> >> >> _________________________________________________________ >> SprinklerForum mailing list: >> >> https://lists.firesprinkler.org/list/sprinklerforum.lists.firesprinkler.org >> <https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flists.firesprinkler.org%2Flist%2Fsprinklerforum.lists.firesprinkler.org&data=05%7C02%7Cjdenhardt%40stricklandfire.com%7C52a2159dd68941f7805208dc53e4d0b2%7Cd658cbf30820420e8485ef2e373e8459%7C0%7C0%7C638477489453415712%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=BpLdmfm45fv%2FTRsIkSNhQKlVj%2F0mVqZXJAn4NHWheH8%3D&reserved=0> >> To unsubscribe send an email to >> [email protected] > > _________________________________________________________ SprinklerForum > mailing list: > https://lists.firesprinkler.org/list/sprinklerforum.lists.firesprinkler.org > To unsubscribe send an email to > [email protected] > > > _________________________________________________________ > SprinklerForum mailing list: > https://lists.firesprinkler.org/list/sprinklerforum.lists.firesprinkler.org > To unsubscribe send an email to > [email protected] > > > _________________________________________________________ > SprinklerForum mailing list: > https://lists.firesprinkler.org/list/sprinklerforum.lists.firesprinkler.org > To unsubscribe send an email to > [email protected] -- Shawn Foor, SET *FOOR DESIGN, LLC* *10208 E 98TH ST* *TULSA, OK 74133* *P:918-237-1400*
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