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| 2019-10-01 15:15:55 | THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND FAILED BY PETER LEDUC, FIRE |
| | MARSHAL, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS: |
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| | 1) THERE ARE NO HYDRAULIC CALCULATIONS PROVIDED. |
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| | PLEASE PROVIDE. |
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| | 2) NFPA 13 PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING: |
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| | 22.17 HEALTH CARE FACILITIES CODE, HYPERBARIC CHAMBERS. |
| | 22.17.1 DESIGN REQUIREMENTS. |
| | 22.17.1.1 A FIXED WATER DELUGE EXTINGUISHING SYSTEM |
| | SHALL BE |
| | INSTALLED IN ALL CHAMBER COMPARTMENTS THAT ARE DESIGNED |
| | FOR |
| | MANNED OPERATIONS. |
| | 22.17.1.2 IN CHAMBERS THAT CONSIST OF MORE THAN ONE |
| | CHAMBER |
| | COMPARTMENT (LOCK), THE DESIGN OF THE DELUGE SYSTEM |
| | SHALL |
| | MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF 22.17.1.1 WHEN THE CHAMBER |
| | COMPARTMENTS |
| | ARE AT DIFFERENT DEPTHS (PRESSURES). |
| | 22.17.1.3 THE DELUGE SYSTEM IN DIFFERENT COMPARTMENTS |
| | (LOCKS) |
| | SHALL OPERATE INDEPENDENTLY OR SIMULTANEOUSLY. |
| | 22.17.1.4 FIXED DELUGE SYSTEMS SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED IN |
| | CHAMBER |
| | COMPARTMENTS THAT ARE USED STRICTLY AS PERSONNEL |
| | TRANSFER |
| | COMPARTMENTS (LOCKS) AND FOR NO OTHER PURPOSES. |
| | 22.17.1.5* MANUAL ACTIVATION AND DEACTIVATION DELUGE |
| | CONTROLS |
| | SHALL BE LOCATED AT THE OPERATOR?S CONSOLE AND IN EACH |
| | CHAMBER |
| | COMPARTMENT (LOCK) CONTAINING A DELUGE SYSTEM. |
| | 22.17.1.6 CONTROLS SHALL BE DESIGNED TO PREVENT |
| | UNINTENDED |
| | ACTIVATION. |
| | 22.17.1.7 WATER SHALL BE DELIVERED FROM THE FIXED |
| | DISCHARGE |
| | NOZZLES AS SPECIFIED IN 22.17.1.9 WITHIN 3 SECONDS OF |
| | ACTIVATION |
| | OF ANY AFFILIATED DELUGE CONTROL. |
| | 22.17.1.8* AVERAGE SPRAY DENSITY AT FLOOR LEVEL SHALL |
| | BE NOT LESS |
| | THAN 2 GPM/FT2 (81.5 L/MIN/M2), WITH NO FLOOR AREA |
| | LARGER THAN |
| | 10.76 FT2 (1M2) RECEIVING LESS THAN 1 GPM/FT2 (40.75 |
| | L/MIN/M2). |
| | 22.17.1.9 WATER SHALL BE AVAILABLE IN THE DELUGE SYSTEM |
| | TO |
| | MAINTAIN THE FLOW SPECIFIED IN 22.17.1.8 SIMULTANEOUSLY |
| | IN |
| | EACH CHAMBER COMPARTMENT (LOCK) CONTAINING THE DELUGE |
| | SYSTEM |
| | FOR 1 MINUTE. |
| | 22.17.1.10 THE LIMIT ON MAXIMUM EXTINGUISHMENT DURATION |
| | SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE CHAMBER CAPACITY (BILGE |
| | CAPACITY ALSO, IF |
| | SO EQUIPPED) OR ITS DRAINAGE SYSTEM, OR BOTH. |
| | 22.17.1.11 THE DELUGE SYSTEM SHALL HAVE STORED PRESSURE |
| | TO |
| | OPERATE FOR AT LEAST 15 SECONDS WITHOUT ELECTRICAL |
| | BRANCH |
| | POWER. |
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| | PLEASE CORRECT OR PROVIDE DETAILED JUSTIFICATION |
| | MEETING COMPLIANCE. |
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| | 3) ADDITIONAL COMMENTS MAY BE PROVIDED ON THE |
| | RE-SUBMITTAL OF THE ABOVE. |
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| | PETER LEDUC |
| | FIRE MARSHAL |
| | 561-804-4709 |
| | [email protected] |
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