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sprinkler pipe clearance?

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JMUMD

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Jun 26, 2011
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What is the clearance requirement between sprinkler pipe and truss members? I couldn't find anything in NFPA 13

I have a situation where the contractors installed them so that they are actually resting on diagonal truss members.

Is it better to have the pipe resting on the truss rather than to have it less then 2" away from the truss incase it bangs against each other during seismic event?



 
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