epyrigt 2014 Nationa Fe Potton Associaton NFPA cand by stem nia une nd sng eunlodviaNECSS Al eee \Stulcngtevninted.cen. ho ate rpreducton or arsnasion many far permite wineu wien pms of NEPA Fr nqutes oper anata ue, one Renata TereSa a ecens subseupon gues on 122085 INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS. 13:87 8.15.9" Hospital Clothes Closets, Sprinklers shall not be r= quired in clothes closets of patient sleeping rooms in hospitals where the area of the closet docs not exceed 6 £1 (0.55 m"), provided the distance from the sprinkler in the patient sleep” ng room to the back wall of the closet does not exceed the ‘maximum distance permitted by 85.8.2 8.15.10* Library Stack Areas and Record Storage. Where books tor records are stored in fixed open book shelves, sprinklers shall be installed in accordance with one of the following: (1) Sprinklers shall be permitted to be installed without re- gatd to aisles wheve clearance between sprinkler deflec tors and tope of stacks i 18 in, (457 maa) or more (2) Where the 18 in, (457 mm) clearance between sprinkler de- Alectots and tops of stacks cannot he maintained, sprinklers shall be installed in every aisle and at every ter of stacke with distance between sprinklers along aisles not to exceed 12. (8.7m) in accordance with Figure 8.15.10(3). Where the 18 in. (157 mm) clearance between sprinkler de- flectors and tops of stacks cannot be maintained and where vertical shelf dividers are incomplete and allow water dit Dution to adjacent aisles, sprinklers shall be permitted to be ‘omitted in alternate aides on each tie, and where venti tion openings ae also provided in er floors, sprinklers shall be staggered vertically n accordance wath Figure 8.15.10(b) 8.15.11 Electrical Equipment 8.15.11.2 Hoods or shields installed to protect important clectsical equipment from sprinkler discharge shall be nore combustible °) 8.15118 Sprinklers shall not be required in clectsical equip- ment rooms where all of the following conditions ate met (1) The room is dedicated to electrical equipment only (2) Only deytype electrical equipment is used, (3) Equipment is installed in a 2-hour firerated enclosure including protection for penetrations. (4) No combustible storage is permitted to be stored in the HH Hypa e HA tpd HA FEAF Hy tpa FYI ZO FPA ZO FTA ZA be etcoror ROR RR ates byt yd yt [Ee etiion ryt tea bpa/ beeeennar ry Zp A tpi We HO Ppa RPA ke HPPA Pd be HR FPA FEA Be FIGURE 8.15.10(a) Sprinklers in Multitier Bookstacks with Complete Vertical Dividers ba ZO e+ Hw bie FH Fd FA =Verteal HH Oe 7 ~ bey Bb be HH HH Ary tH Are E> ventiaton HH RH BaF oeninae BHR ea [be HH Be rH HHH bey Ad HA Fe HHO HHA Fe HHT HF FIGURE 8.15.10(b)_ Sprinklers in Multtier Bookstacks with, Incomplete Vertical Dividers. 8.15.12" Industrial Ovens and Furnaces. 8.15.18 Duct Protection. Duct protection shall be required to rect the requirements of 8.15.12 where required by the au- thority having jurisdiction or the applicable referenced cade or standard. 8.15.18.1 Sprinkler Location, 8451811 Unless the requirements of 8.15.18.1.2 oF 815.1511. are met, ducts shall have one sprinkler located 3¢ the lop of each vertical ster and atthe midpoint of each offset, 8.15,18.1.2 Sprinklers shall not be required in a vertical riser located outside of a building, provided the riser does not ex: pore combustible material or provided the interior of the building and the horizontal distance between the hood outlet and the vertical riser i at least 25 ft (7.6 m) 8.15.18.1.3 Horizontal exhaust ducts shall have sprinklers lo- ‘cated on 10.8 (Sun) centers beginning no more than 5 111. mn) from the duct entrance, 8.15.18.2 Protection Against Freezing. Sprinklers in exhaust duets subject to freezing shall be properly protected against hreering. (See 8.1641) 8.15.13.5 Sprinkler Access. Access shall be provided to all sprinklers for inspection, testing, and maintenance, 8.15.184 Strainers. A listed line strainer shall be installed in the main water supply preceding sprinklers having nominal Kefactors smaller than K-28 (40). 8.15.14* Open-Grid Ceilings. Open-grid ceilings shall only be installed beneath sprinklers where one of the following i met: (1) Opengrid ceilings in which the openings are % in. (6-4 mm) or lager in the least dimension, where the thickness or depth of the material does not exceed the leat dimension of the opening, and where such openings constitute 70 percent of the area of the ceiling material zora eden sua 1201 tanSpkig fe designate ner