2013-12-26 14:48:06 | 326 FERN STREET |
| PERMIT #13120963 |
| MASTER #13030782 |
| REVIEW COMMENTS - FIRE DEPARTMENT |
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| SYSTEM PRESSURES ON THE LOWER LEVELS APPEAR TO EXCEED |
| 175 PSI. PER NFPA 13 SECTION 8.16.1.2.1 IN PORTIONS OF |
| SYSTEMS WHERE ALL COMPONENTS ARE NOT LISTED FOR |
| PRESSURE GREATER THAN 175 PSI AND THE POTENTIAL EXISTS |
| FOR NORMAL (NONFIRE CONDITION) WATER PRESSURE IN EXCESS |
| OF 175 PSI, A LISTED PRESSURE-REDUCING VALVE SHALL BE |
| INSTALLED AND SET FOR AN OUTLET PRESSURE NOT EXCEEDING |
| 165 PSI AT THE MAXIMUM INLET PRESSURE. |
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| PER NFPA 13 (2007 EDITION) SECTION 24.2.1.2, PORTIONS |
| OF SYSTEMS NORMALLY SUBJECTED TO SYSTEM WORKING |
| PRESSURES IN EXCESS OF 150 PSI SHALL BE TESTED AT A |
| PRESSURE OF 50 PSI ABOVE SYSTEM WORKING PRESSURE AND |
| SHALL MAINTAIN THAT PRESSURE WITHOUT LOSS FOR 2-HOURS. |
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| FOR SYSTEM PRESSURES EXCEEDING 100 PSI, ARMOVERS AND |
| END OF BRANCH LINE PENDENT SPRINKLERS SHALL BE |
| PROTECTED FROM UPWARD MOVEMENT. HANGERS SHALL BE |
| LOCATED WITHIN 12-INCHES OF THE DROP ELBOW. INDICATE |
| THE HANGER TYPE OR METHOD TO BE USED FOR RESTRAINING |
| UPWARD MOVEMENT. |
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| SUBMIT HYDRAULIC CALCULATIONS FOR CLASS I STANDPIPE |
| SYSTEM. |
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| NO PRODUCT DATA SUBMITTED FOR TYCO WS SPRINKLERS OR |
| FIRE DEPARTMENT VALVES. |
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| I BELIEVE TYCO WS ARE REQUIRED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE |
| GLAZING. PLEASE CONFIRM. |
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| TYCO WINDOW SPRINKLERS: IF THE DESIGN INTENT IS TO USE |
| TYCO WINDOW SPRINKLERS TO ACHIEVE A FIRE RATED |
| SEPARATION, THE SPRINKLERS MUST BE INSTALLED ACCORDING |
| TO THE UL LISTING DATA AND SHALL WET THE ENTIRE GLAZING |
| SURFACE. SPRINKLERS CANNOT BE USED TO PROTECT OPERABLE |
| DOORS OR WINDOWS. THE WINDOW SPRINKLERS DO NOT ALLOW |
| HORIZONTAL WINDOW MULLIONS AND REQUIRE THE GLASS |
| CURTAIN WALL TO BE ATTACHED TO A THREE FOOT HIGH PONY |
| WALL TO KEEP COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS AT LEAST TWO INCHES |
| AWAY FROM THE GLAZING. PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE |
| GLAZING ASSEMBLY AS THE SPRINKLER POSITIONING VARIES |
| FOR BUTT-GLAZED INSTALLATIONS COMPARED TO VERTICAL |
| MULLION INSTALLATIONS. VERTICAL MULLIONS SHALL BE OF A |
| DEPTH THAT PREVENTS COLD SOLDERING OF ADJACENT |
| SPRINKLERS. THE SPRINKLER DESIGN SHOULD INDICATE WHICH |
| WINDOW SPRINKLER MODEL WILL BE USED (HORIZONTAL |
| SIDEWALL OR PENDENT VERTICAL SIDEWALL). |
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| WESLEY JOLIN |
| ASSISTANT FIRE MARSHAL |
| FIRE INVESTIGATOR & INSPECTOR |
| OFFICE OF THE FIRE MARSHAL |
| WEST PALM BEACH FIRE RESCUE |
| [email protected] |
| (561) 805-6730 |
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