One thing I noticed when doing all of this ESFR research is that NFPA is not nearly as detailed as FM Global Data Sheet 2.0 when it comes to handling obstructions.
FM Global has much more detail and is easier to understand what the code compliant solution would be.
Is there anything that says...
Hi SprinklerDesigner,
Those are much narrower and closer together than my structural openings.
This is an existing ESFR installation, not one that I've designed.
I believe to be compliant we will be adding sprinkler heads below the beams.
The channels are 28'-7" with 41" wide by 41" deep beams separating them.
The existing ESFR heads are installed at 10'-"6 x 9'-0" spacing, leaving the beams as obstructions.
Hi Eng tips, first post for me. looks like a nice community!
I'm working on a tenant fit-out of a newly finished mixed use warehouse/office building.
The warehouse has K25.2 ESFR heads already installed in it. The heads spacing initially looked fine to me but today while on-site I noticed that...
