I have a new highrise building with a water storage tank/room for the fire sprinkler system. The entire room is the storage area.
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Thomas Reinhardt
6/2/2020 10:23:14 am
Yes
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NFPA 13, 2019 1.3.2 Level of Protection. A building, where protected by an automatic sprinkler system installation, shall be provided with sprinklers in all areas except where specific sections of this standard permit the omission of sprinklers.
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Mike M
6/2/2020 11:46:34 am
Agree with AB.
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James Phifer
6/2/2020 10:58:18 am
From NFPA 20: 2016 edition:
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Franck
6/2/2020 01:28:55 pm
If you have water tank + fire pump, you need to protect the room because of the fire pump. If the room only houses the water tank and it is of non combustible construction (no insulation), I don’t see any reason for fire protection
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James Phifer
6/2/2020 01:53:45 pm
True. But the basic premise of NFPA 13 is to sprinkler the entire building, except where omissions are allowed. To my knowledge, there is no exception that would allow an omission in a water storage tank room.
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Mike L
6/2/2020 03:59:59 pm
Building codes stipulate where Sprinkler systems are required. NFPA-13 stipulates how they are to be installed.
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Jonathan Joseph
6/2/2020 04:29:35 pm
To define this topic.
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Grant
6/3/2020 11:12:38 am
It's a room within the building that acts as a storage tank.
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Mark H
6/2/2020 04:33:49 pm
I agree with comments above that you need sprinkler protection in the fire pump room or any room in a high rise with the exceptions noted. But if you are talking about a separate poured concrete reservoir built into the concrete foundation built to provide flooded suction to your fire pump with limited access (no door to a "room" just an inspection / service access panel above water level so a non combustible confined space) I would review with AHJ ?
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Franck
6/3/2020 11:08:02 am
I don't see any requirement in NFPA 20, nor in NFPA 22, to provide sprinkler protection for the water tank.
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