Nfpsa Attics With Fuel Fired Equipment

And portable liquid fuel burning equipment.

Nfpsa attics with fuel fired equipment.

Used for living purposes storage or fuel fired equipment attic fire protection can be achieved by protecting the attic with automatic sprinklers that are part of the lsc required automatic sprinkler system as would be required if the space were used for living purposes storage or fuel fired equipment. We have a full sprinklered attic with a nitrogen generator. Such equipment could be located in attics closets interstitial spaces or concealed wall cavities. We have gas fired mechanical equipment in the attic.

And any other heated enclosure used for processing of materials and related equipment. 1 1 1 this standard shall apply to the installation of stationary liquid fuel burning appliances including but not limited to industrial commercial and residential type steam hot water or warm air heating appliances. 1 1 2 this standard shall also apply to all accessories and control. Nfpa 85 boiler and combustion systems hazards code applies to single burner boilers multiple burner boilers stokers and atmospheric fluidized bed boilers with a fuel input rating of 12 5 million btu hr or greater and to fired or unfired steam generators used to recover heat from combustion turbines.

My question is that the contractor is suggesting to ve the attic sprinkler by installing fire treated roof sheathing. As shown in table 1 nfpa national fire protection association standards 13d and 13r both allow omission of sprinklers from attics not used or intended for living purposes or storage in the case of nfpa 13r and that do not contain fuel fired equipment. Ibc 903 2 8 3 2 attics not used for living purposes storage or fuel fired equipment. A 1 1 explosions and fires in fuel fired and electric heat utilization equipment constitute a loss potential in life property and production.

When the equipment is located within a concealed space or attic sprinkler protection is not required throughout the entire space.