Determine Obstructions Against a Wall

In our last segment we introduced the obstruction cheatsheet and the calculator for ceiling obstructions, today we're diving in on obstructions that are up against a wall - such as a soffit or a cabinet.

This calculator helps us determine whether a sprinkler needs to be located beneath a soffit or obstruction along a wall, or whether its thin enough or the throw is available to reach underneath or ignore the obstruction: ​

SEE THE WALL OBSTRUCTION CALCULATOR

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1. What is the Sprinkler Database?
2. How to Use the Obstruction Calculator for Beams?
3. How to Use the Obstruction Calculator for Soffits?
4. How to Use the NFPA 13 Translator?
5. What is Driving Design; the K-Factor or Density?
6. How to Estimate Clean Agent Quantities?
7. How to Calculate a Domestic Demand?
8. How to Select an Optimal K-Factor?
9. How to Quickly Calculate Friction Loss?
10. How to Analyze Fire Pump and Water Supplies from a "Big Picture" perspective?
11. How to Determine Fire Flow with the IFC Method?
12. How to Quickly Estimate Hydraulics for a Sprinkler System?
13. How to Estimate a Water Storage Tank Size?
14. How to Calculate Hanger Spacing by Weight?
15. How to Calculate the Size of a Trapeze Member?
16. How to Summarize Notes for Fire Alarm and Suppression?
17. How to Calculate Thrust Block Size?
18. How to Quickly Classify Combustible & Flammable Liquids?
19. Calculate the Volume & Air Compressor Size for a Dry System?