Residential Fire Sprinklers
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Residential 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.
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 property
Type 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 necessary
Typical Piping Materials
• Common residential sprinkler piping materials:– CPVC– PEX– Copper– Steel
• Plastic pipe must be listed for residential sprinkler systems CPVC Blazemaster Pipe
California 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 sidewall