The sprinkler types that were studied included quick response ordinary temperature standard response and high temperature sprinklers.
Fire sprinklers alternative for vaulted ceiling without attic.
Nfpa 13d does not require the following areas to have sprinkler systems.
Nfpa 13 installation of sprinkler systems the standard for the installation of automatic sprinkler systems never specifically addresses whether or not an attic requires sprinkler protection.
An alternative sprinkler solution.
For individual areas requiring more than four ap sprinklers the maximum area of attic protected by ap sprinklers is limited to 3000 ft2 279 m2 in any sin gle area.
Appendix a tfp610 figure 20.
Figures have been added to the standard to illustrate the insulation practice using tenting insulation as an acceptable alternative to antifreeze.
Sprinkler heads may be mounted on walls as opposed to ceilings.
Areas must be separated by a minimum of 15 feet 4 6 m by an area protected by bb sd or hip sprinklers in order to be considered separate.
Unheated attic spaces to cover sprinkler piping completely with insulation.
Ceiling clearances applied distance from top of storage to ceiling were 10 feet and 20 feet.
Doing so in upper floor rooms and hallways eliminates the need to run water lines into the attic.
The starting point to determining if attics require sprinkler protection is section 8 1 which basically says to protect all spaces unless there is a.