INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS 13–93

(3) Where the 18 in. (450 mm) clearance between sprinkler 8.15.11.2 Sprinklers
p shall not be required
q in electrical equip-
q
deflectors and tops of stacks cannot be maintained and ment rooms where all of the following conditions are met:
where vertical shelf dividers are incomplete and allow wa-
(1) The room is dedicated to electrical equipment
q p only.
ter distribution to adjacent aisles, sprinklers shall be per-
(2) Onlyy dry-type
y yp electrical equipment
q p is used.
mitted to be omitted in alternate aisles on each tier, and
(3) Equipment
q p is installed in a 2-hour fire-rated enclosure
where ventilation openings are also provided in tier
includingg protection
p for penetrations.
p
floors, sprinklers shall be staggered vertically in accor-
(4) No combustible storage is permitted to be stored in the
dance with Figure 8.15.10(b).
room.
8.15.12* Industrial Ovens and Furnaces.
8.15.13 Duct Protection. Duct protection shall be required to
meet the requirements of 8.15.12 where required by the au-
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thority having jurisdiction or the applicable referenced code

Complete
vertical or standard.
divider
8.15.13.1 Sprinkler Location.
8.15.13.1.1 Unless the requirements of 8.15.13.1.2 or
8.15.13.1.3 are met, ducts shall have one sprinkler located
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Floor or
walkway — at the top of each vertical riser and at the midpoint of each
either solid
or with offset.
ventilation
openings 8.15.13.1.2 Sprinklers shall not be required in a vertical riser
located outside of a building, provided the riser does not ex-
pose combustible material or provided the interior of the
building and the horizontal distance between the hood outlet
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and the vertical riser is at least 25 ft (7.6 m).

8.15.13.1.3 Horizontal exhaust ducts shall have sprinklers lo-
cated on 10 ft (3.0 m) centers beginning no more than 5 ft
(1.5 m) from the duct entrance.
FIGURE 8.15.10(a) Sprinklers in Multitier Bookstacks with 8.15.13.2 Protection Against Freezing. Sprinklers in exhaust
Complete Vertical Dividers.
ducts subject to freezing shall be properly protected against
freezing. (See 8.16.4.1.)
8.15.13.3 Sprinkler Access. Access shall be provided to all
sprinklers for inspection, testing, and maintenance.
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Incomplete
vertical 8.15.13.4 Strainers. A listed line strainer shall be installed in
divider
the main water supply preceding sprinklers having nominal
K-factors smaller than K-2.8 (40).
8.15.14* Open-Grid Ceilings. Open-grid ceilings shall only be
installed beneath sprinklers where one of the following is met:
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Ventilation
openings
(1) Open-grid ceilings in which the openings are 1⁄4 in.
(6 mm) or larger in the least dimension, where the thick-
ness or depth of the material does not exceed the least
dimension of the opening, and where such openings con-
stitute 70 percent of the area of the ceiling material. The
spacing of the sprinklers over the open-grid ceiling shall
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then comply with the following:

(a) In light hazard occupancies where sprinkler spacing
FIGURE 8.15.10(b) Sprinklers in Multitier Bookstacks with
Incomplete Vertical Dividers.
8.15.11 Electrical Equipment.
8.15.11.1 Unless the requirements of 8.15.11.2 are met, sprin-
kler protection shall be required in electrical equipment
rooms.
(either spray or old-style sprinklers) is less than 10 ft
× 10 ft (3 m × 3 m), a minimum clearance of at least
18 in. (450 mm) shall be provided between the sprin-
kler deflectors and the upper surface of the open-grid
ceiling. Where spacing is greater than 10 ft × 10 ft
(3 m × 3 m) but less than 10 ft × 12 ft (3 m × 3.7 m), a
clearance of at least 24 in. (600 mm) shall be pro-
vided from spray sprinklers and at least 36 in.
(900 mm) from old-style sprinklers. Where spacing is
greater than 10 ft × 12 ft (3 m × 3.7 m), a clearance of
at least 48 in. (1.2 m) shall be provided.

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