CHAPTER 9.

FIRE PROTEGTION & PREVENTION

building construction' exceil
2 sprinklers
25 mm orotection area shall not exceed 9'3
4 sprinklers
30 mm
7 sprinklers
ii'*n"r" the system is hydraulically
38 mm designed'
50 mm 15 sprinklers
65 mm 30 sprinklers
75 mm 60 sprinklers h. SYstem GomPonents

1. lnternal Fire Hose in Cabinets or

3. Schedule for Extra Hazard
in Hose Reels' 38 mm hose used
OccuPancies for fire Purposes maYbe connected
to wet sprinkler system only subjed
25 mm 1 sPrinkler
to the followin$ rbstrictions:
30 mm 2 sPrinklers
38 mm 5 sPrinklers
(a) Hose stations suPPlY shall not
50 mm 8 sPrinklers
be connected to any PlPe
65 mm 15 sPrinklers
smaller than 65 mm excePt for
75 mm 27 sPrinklers
hydraulicallY designed looPs
100 mm 55 sPrinklers
anO grids. Hose stations suPPtY
150 mm 1P0 sPrinklers
pipeJ maYbe connected to a 50
205 mm Area limitation'aPPlies mm source.

Branch lines shall not exceed 6 (b) PiPing shall be at least 25 mm

sPrinklers on either side of the for vertical runs.
crossmain.
25 mm
' ' PiPing shall be
(c) for
g. Protection Area Limitation horizontal runs uP to 6,096 mm'
30 mm for runs between 6,096
1. Light Hazard OccuPancY'. Under mm and 24.4 melers and 38
smooth construction and under mm for runs greater lhan 24'4
beam and girder construction' the meters.
frofiction aiea per sprinkler shall
not exceed 18'6 m'' For
(d) When the Pressure at anY hose
hydraulically designed sprinkler
station exceeds 6'89 Bars
the protected area limit per
Pressure reducing valves
systerqs, shall
sPnnkler maYbe increased to 20'9 be installed at the outlet to
m-:' reduce the Pressure to 6'89
Bars.
Under open wood joist construction
and for other types of construction' for Fire
2. Hose Gonnection building
the Protection area Per sPrinkler Department Use. ln of
shall not exceed 15'6 m'' tight' dePartment use maYbe
aitached to wet-PiPe sPrinkler
2. Ordinary Hazard OccuPancY' For sYstems subject to the following
all tYPes of construction' the restrictions:
proteition area per sprinkler .shall
not exceed 12'1 fr', excePt for (a) SPrinklers shall be under
buildings used for high-Pile{
seParate control valves'
storage, the Protection -alea,
Per
sPrin[ler shall not exceed 9'3 m'' (b) The minimum size of the riser
between shall be 102 mm unless
The maximum sPacing hYdraulic calculations indicate
lines and sPrinklers: Light and
smaller size satisfy sprinkler and
ordinarY hazard - 4,572 mm excePt hose streams demand'
3,658 mm for high-Piled storage'

Extra Hazard OccuPancies' The

(c) Each combined sPrinkler
3. standPiPe riser shall
be
protectton area per sprinkter shatl equiPPed wlth a riser control
not exceed 8.4 m2' For anY tYPe of

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