End Point Devices NSF 61 Presented by Julius Ballanco PE Residential Sprinkler Residential fire sprinklers are mandated in all residential buildings by the International Building Code and the International Residential Code ID: 409833
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Residential Fire Sprinklers
End Point Devices – NSF 61
Presented by: Julius
Ballanco
, P.E.Slide2Residential Sprinkler
Residential fire sprinklers are mandated in all residential buildings by the International Building Code and the International Residential Code.
Many states have adopted all or part of these requirements including California, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, and Wisconsin
Fire sprinklers are regulated by either NPFA 13D or IRC Section P2904.Slide3
Purpose of NFPA 13D and P2904
The purpose of NFPA 13D and IRC Section P2904 is to:
Provide protection of a home with a sprinkler system
Assist in the escape from a fire (within 10 minutes)Save lives
Low cost
Secondary benefit:
Protect propertySlide4Type of Residential Systems
Stand Alone
Separate piping for sprinklers
Can be piped in any acceptable material
Backflow required if:
Black pipe
Fire department connection
On antifreeze systems
Multipurpose Piping System
Piped with the potable cold water distribution system
Potable water piping material required
No backflow protection is necessarySlide5Typical Piping Materials
Common residential sprinkler piping materials:
CPVC
PEX
Copper
Steel
Plastic pipe must be listed for residential sprinkler systems
CPVC Blazemaster PipeSlide6California Ruling on No-lead
California ruled that residential fire sprinklers do not have to comply with the no-lead requirements
They do not supply drinking water or water used for cooking
There are two types – pendent and sidewallSlide7Stand Alone - Two PipeSlide88Slide9Slide10Slide11CPVC Multipurpose
Piping SystemSlide12
CPVC Multipurpose SystemSlide13
Copper Multipurpose SystemSlide14
Copper Multipurpose SystemSlide15
Fittings are Listed to NSF 61Slide16
PEX Multipurpose SystemSlide17
CPVC and PEX Hybrid MultipurposeSlide18
CPVC and PEX Hybrid MultipurposeSlide19
CPVC and PEX Hybrid MultipurposeSlide20Change to NSF 61
I am asking you to change Paragraph 9.1.2 to add “Fire Sprinklers” as a device that does not have to comply with NSF 61.
fire
sprinklers (heads
)Your support would be greatly appreciated.