23-0038 AS518 MOD Div. 21 Specification.pdf

Upgr ade AS518 Pai nt Boot ht o NESHAP St andar ds 05200014

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WET PI PE SPRI NKLER SYSTEM, FI RE PROTECTI ON

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PART 1 GENERAL

1. 1 REFERENCES

The publ i cat i ons l i s t ed bel ow f or m a par t of t hi s speci f i cat i on t o t he ext ent r ef er enced. The publ i cat i ons ar e r ef er r ed t o wi t hi n t he t ext by t he basi c desi gnat i on onl y.

FM GLOBAL ( FM)

FM APP GUI DE ( updat ed on- l i ne) Appr oval Gui de ht t p: / / www. appr oval gui de. com/

NATI ONAL FI RE PROTECTI ON ASSOCI ATI ON ( NFPA)

NFPA 13 ( 2019; TI A 16- 1; TI A 16- 2; TI A 16- 3 2019;

Er r at a 17- 1; Er r at a 17- 2) St andar d f or t he I nst al l at i on of Spr i nkl er Syst ems

UNDERWRI TERS LABORATORI ES ( UL)

UL Fi r e Pr ot Di r ( Cur r ent ) Fi r e Pr ot ect i on Equi pment Di r ect or y

1. 2 SYSTEM DESCRI PTI ON

Modi f y t he exi st i ng aut omat i c wet pi pe f i r e ext i ngui shi ng spr i nkl er syst ems t o accommodat e t he r el ocat i on of t he exhaust syst em f or t he pai nt boot h i n AS518.

1. 3 SPRI NKLER SYSTEM DESI GN

Except as modi f i ed her ei n, scope of wor k i s i nst al l at i on of t he new pi pi ng, upr i ght and pendent spr i nkl er heads, and escut cheons desi gn aut omat i c wet pi pe f i r e ext i ngui shi ng spr i nkl er syst ems i n accor dance wi t h t he r equi r ed and advi sor y pr ovi s i ons of NFPA 13 NFPA 33 , i ncl udi ng al l r ecommendat i ons and advi sor y por t i ons, whi ch shal l be consi der ed mandat or y; t hi s i ncl udes advi sor y pr ovi s i ons l i s t ed i n t he appendi ces of such st andar d( s) , as t hough t he wor d " shal l " had been subst i t ut ed f or t he wor d " shoul d" wher ever i t appear s. Hydr aul i c cal cul at i ons shal l assume a15 psi pr essur e l oss f or t he backf l ow pr event er assembl y. Locat e spr i nkl er s i n a consi st ent pat t er n wi t h cei l i ng gr i d, l i ght s, and ai r suppl y di f f user s. Pr ovi de spr i nkl er s and pi pi ng syst em l ayout . Al l Devi ces and equi pment f or f i r e pr ot ect i on ser vi ce shal l be UL Fi r e Pr ot Di r l i s t ed or FM APP GUI DE appr oved f or use i n wet pi pe spr i nkl er syst ems.

1. 3. 1 Locat i on of Spr i nkl er s

The spaci ng of spr i nkl er s shal l not exceed t hat per mi t t ed by NFPA 13 f or ext r a hazar d occupancy. Addi t i onal l y, spr i nkl er s pr ot ect i ng t he exhaust syst em shal l not be f ar t her t han 12 f eet apar t t o ensur e adequat e cover age.

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1. 3. 2 Densi t y of Appl i cat i on of Wat er

Si ze t he pi pe t o pr ovi de t he speci f i ed densi t y when t he syst em i s di schar gi ng t he speci f i ed t ot al maxi mum r equi r ed f l ow. Appl i cat i on t o hor i zont al sur f aces bel ow t he spr i nkl er s shal l be 0. 30 gpm per sq f t f or Ext r a Hazar d Occupanci es. Fur t her mor e, spr i nkl er s pr ot ect i ng t he exhaust syst em shal l have a mi ni mum f l ow of 30 gpm per head at 15 psi . The exhaust syst em shal l r emai n f unct i oni ng dur i ng t he act i vat i on of t he f i r e al ar m syst em t o ensur e cont i nuous vent i l at i on.

1. 3. 3 Out si de Hose Al l owances

Hydr aul i c cal cul at i ons shal l i ncl ude a hose al l owance of 500 gpm f or out si de hose st r eams

1. 4 SUBMI TTALS

Gover nment appr oval i s r equi r ed f or submi t t al s wi t h a " G" desi gnat i on;

submi t t al s not havi ng a " G" desi gnat i on ar e f or Cont r act or Qual i t y Cont r ol appr oval i nf or mat i on onl y. When used, a desi gnat i on f ol l owi ng t he " G" desi gnat i on i dent i f i es t he of f i ce t hat wi l l r evi ew t he submi t t al f or t he Gover nment .

Submi t t he f ol l owi ng i n accor dance wi t h Sect i on 01 33 00 SUBMI TTAL

PROCEDURES:

SD- 02 Shop Dr awi ngs

Shop Dr awi ngs

Pr epar e 24 by 36 i nch det ai l wor ki ng dr awi ngs of spr i nkl er s and pi pi ng. Fl oor pl ans shal l be dr awn t o a scal e not l ess t han 1/ 8" = 1' - 0" . Show dat a essent i al f or pr oper i nst al l at i on of each syst em. Show det ai l s, pl an v i ew, el evat i ons and sect i ons of t he syst ems suppl y and pi pi ng. Show pi pi ng schemat i c of syst ems suppl y, devi ces, val ves, pi pe and f i t t i ngs. Pr ovi de t hr ee copi es of t he Spr i nkl er Syst em Shop Dr awi ngs, no l at er t han 21 days pr i or t o t he st ar t of spr i nkl er syst em i nst al l at i on.

SD- 03 Pr oduct Dat a

Pi pe Fi t t i ngs Spr i nkl er s Pi pe hanger s and suppor t s Mechani cal coupl i ngs

Annot at e descr i pt i ve dat a t o show t he speci f i c model , t ype, and si ze of each i t em. Cat al og cut s shal l al so i ndi cat e UL Li st i ng/ FM Appr oval and count r y of manuf act ur e.

SD- 06 Test Repor t s

Request t o schedul e Pr el i mi nar y Test s;

Pr el i mi nar y Test Repor t

Pr ovi de Thr ee copi es of t he compl et ed Pr el i mi nar y Test Repor t , no l at er t han 7 days af t er t he compl et i on of t he Pr el i mi nar y Test s.

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The Pr el i mi nar y Test s Repor t shal l i ncl ude bot h t he Cont r act or ' s Mat er i al and Test Cer t i f i cat e f or Under gr ound Pi pi ng and t he Cont r act or ' s Mat er i al and Test Cer t i f i cat e f or Abovegr ound Pi pi ng. Al l i t ems i n t he Pr el i mi nar y Test s Repor t shal l be s i gned by t he Fi r e Pr ot ect i on Engi neer

Request t o schedul e Fi nal Accept ance Test

Fi nal Accept ance Test Repor t

Pr ovi de Thr ee copi es of t he compl et ed Fi nal Accept ance Test s Repor t s, no l at er t han 7 days af t er t he compl et i on of t he Fi nal Accept ance Test s. Al l i t ems i n t he Fi nal Accept ance Repor t shal l be s i gned by t he Fi r e Pr ot ect i on Engi neer .

SD- 07 Cer t i f i cat es

I nspect i on by Fi r e Pr ot ect i on Engi neer

Concur r ent wi t h t he Fi nal Accept ance Test Repor t , cer t i f i cat i on by t he Fi r e Pr ot ect i on Engi neer t hat t he spr i nkl er syst em i s i nst al l ed i n accor dance wi t h t he cont r act r equi r ement s, i ncl udi ng si gned appr oval of t he Fi nal Accept ance Test Repor t s.

Spr i nkl er Syst em I nst al l er

Submi t dat a showi ng t he Spr i nkl er Syst em I nst al l er has successf ul l y i nst al l ed syst ems of t he same t ype and desi gn as speci f i ed her ei n, Dat a shal l i ncl ude names and l ocat i ons of at l east t wo i nst al l at i ons wher e t he Cont r act or , or t he subcont r act or r ef er r ed t o above, has i nst al l ed such syst ems. I ndi cat e t ype and desi gn of each syst em and cer t i f y t hat each syst em has per f or med sat i sf act or i l y i n t he manner i nt ended f or not l ess t han 18 mont hs. Pr ovi de NI CET cer t i f i cat i on of t he syst em t echni c i an.

1. 5 QUALI FI CATI ONS

1. 5. 1 Spr i nkl er Syst em I nst al l er

The Spr i nkl er Syst em I nst al l er shal l be r egul ar l y engaged i n t he i nst al l at i on of t he t ype and compl exi t y of syst em speci f i ed i n t he Cont r act document s, and shal l have ser ved i n a s i mi l ar capaci t y f or at l east t hr ee syst ems t hat have per f or med i n t he manner i nt ended f or a per i od of not l ess t han 6 mont hs. I nst al l at i on dr awi ngs, shop dr awi ngs and as- bui l t dr awi ngs shal l be pr epar ed, by or under t he super vi s i on of , an syst em t echni c i an who i s exper i enced wi t h t he t ypes of wor ks speci f i ed her ei n, and i s cur r ent l y cer t i f i ed by t he Nat i onal I nst i t ut e f or Cer t i f i cat i on i n Engi neer i ng Technol ogi es ( NI CET) as an engi neer i ng t echni c i an wi t h mi ni mum Level I I I cer t i f i cat i on i n Aut omat i c Spr i nkl er Syst em pr ogr am.

1. 6 QUALI TY ASSURANCE

1. 6. 1 Mat er i al and Equi pment Qual i f i cat i ons

Pr ovi de mat er i al s and equi pment t hat ar e st andar d pr oduct s of manuf act ur er s r egul ar l y engaged i n t he manuf act ur e of such pr oduct s, whi ch ar e of a s i mi l ar mat er i al , desi gn and wor kmanshi p. St andar d pr oduct s shal l have been i n sat i sf act or y commer ci al or i ndust r i al use f or 2 year s

SECTI ON 21 13 13. 00 20 Page 3 pr i or t o bi d openi ng. The 2- year use shal l i ncl ude appl i cat i ons of equi pment and mat er i al s under s i mi l ar c i r cumst ances and of s i mi l ar s i ze.

The pr oduct shal l have been f or sal e on t he commer ci al mar ket t hr ough adver t i sement s, manuf act ur er s ' cat al ogs, or br ochur es dur i ng t he 2 year per i od.

1. 7 ACCESSI BI LI TY

I nst al l al l wor k so t hat par t s r equi r i ng per i odi c i nspect i on, oper at i on, mai nt enance, and r epai r ar e r eadi l y accessi bl e.

1. 8 DELI VERY, STORAGE AND HANDLI NG

Al l equi pment del i ver ed and pl aced i n st or age shal l be housed i n a manner t o pr ecl ude any damage f r om t he weat her , humi di t y and t emper at ur e var i at i ons, di r t and dust , or ot her cont ami nant s.

PART 2 PRODUCTS

2. 1 ABOVEGROUND PI PI NG COMPONENTS

Al l component s of t he abovegr ound pi pi ng shal l f ul l y compl y wi t h t he r equi r ement s and r ecommended pr act i ces of NFPA 13 and t hi s speci f i cat i on sect i on. Abovegr ound pi pi ng shal l be st eel .

2. 1. 1 St eel Pi pe

Pi pe shal l be bl ack st eel . St eel pi pi ng shal l be Schedul e 40 f or s i zes 2 i nches and smal l er and Schedul e 10 f or s i zes l ar ger t han 2 i nches.

Fi t t i ngsi nt o whi ch spr i nkl er s, spr i nkl er r i ser ni ppl es, or dr op ni ppl es ar e t hr eaded shal l be wel ded, t hr eaded, or gr ooved- end t ype. Pl ai n- end f i t t i ngs wi t h mechani cal coupl i ngs, f i t t i ngs t hat use st eel gr i ppi ng devi ces t o bi t e i nt o t he pi pe and segment ed wel ded f i t t i ngs shal l not be per mi t t ed. Rubber gasket ed gr ooved- end pi pe and f i t t i ngs wi t h mechani cal coupl i ngs shal l be per mi t t ed i n pi pe si zes 1. 5 i nches and l ar ger .

Fi t t i ngs, mechani cal coupl i ngs, and r ubber gasket s shal l be suppl i ed by t he same manuf act ur er . St eel pi pi ng wi t h wal l t hi ckness l ess t han Schedul e 30 shal l not be t hr eaded. Si de out l et t ees usi ng r ubber gasket ed f i t t i ngs shal l not be per mi t t ed. Spr i nkl er pi pe and f i t t i ngs shal l be met al .

2. 1. 2 Gr ooved Mechani cal Joi nt s and Fi t t i ngs

Gr ooved coupl i ngs, f i t t i ngs and gr oovi ng t ool s shal l be pr oduct s of t he same manuf act ur er .

2. 1. 3 Spr i nkl er Heads

Pr ovi de nomi nal 0. 50 i nch or i f i ce spr i nkl er s. Spr i nkl er s wi t h i nt er nal O- r i ngs shal l not be used. Spr i nkl er s shal l be used i n accor dance wi t h t hei r l i s t ed cover age l i mi t at i ons. Pr ovi de Upr i ght and Pendent st andar d r esponse spr i nkl er s. Spr i nkl er s shal l have a whi t e pol yest er f i ni sh.

Temper at ur e c l assi f i cat i on shal l be or di nar y. Spr i nkl er s i n hi gh heat ar eas i ncl udi ng i n c l ose pr oxi mi t y t o uni t heat er s shal l have t emper at ur e c l assi f i cat i on i n accor dance wi t h NFPA 13. Cei l i ng pl at es shal l not be mor e t han 0. 5 i nch deep. Cei l i ng cups shal l not be per mi t t ed.

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2. 1. 4 Pi pe Suppor t s

Pr ovi de Pi pe hanger s and suppor t s and i n accor dance wi t h NFPA 13.

2. 2 St eel Pi pe

Pi pe shal l be bl ack st eel . St eel pi pi ng shal l be Schedul e 40 f or s i zes l ess t han 2 i nches or l ar ger . Fi t t i ngs i nt o whi ch spr i nkl er s, spr i nkl er r i ser ni ppl es, or dr op ni ppl es ar e t hr eaded shal l be wel ded, t hr eaded, or gr ooved- end t ype. Pl ai n- end f i t t i ngs wi t h mechani cal coupl i ngs, f i t t i ngs t hat use st eel gr i ppi ng devi ces t o bi t e i nt o t he pi pe and segment ed wel ded f i t t i ngs shal l not be per mi t t ed. Rubber gasket ed gr ooved- end pi pe and f i t t i ngs wi t h mechani cal coupl i ngs shal l be per mi t t ed i n pi pe si zes 1. 5 i nches and l ar ger . Fi t t i ngs, mechani cal coupl i ngs, and r ubber gasket s shal l be suppl i ed by t he same manuf act ur er . St eel pi pi ng wi t h wal l t hi ckness l ess t han Schedul e 30 shal l not be t hr eaded.

2. 3 Fl exi bl e Spr i nkl er Hose

The use of f l exi bl e spr i nkl er hose i s not per mi ssi bl e.

2. 4 Pi pe Suppor t s

Pr ovi de Pi pe hanger s and suppor t s i n accor dance wi t h NFPA 13. 2. 5

ACCESSORI ES

2. 5. 1 Spr i nkl er Cabi net

Add ext r a spr i nkl er s t o exi st i ng spr i nkl er cabi net , i ncl udi ng a r epr esent at i ve sampl e of pendent t ype spr i nkl er s and spr i nkl er wr ench adj acent t o each al ar m val ve. The number and t ypes of ext r a spr i nkl er s shal l be as speci f i ed i n NFPA 13.

2. 5. 2 Pi pe Escut cheon

Pr ovi de spl i t hi nge met al pl at es f or pi pi ng ent er i ng wal l s, f l oor s, and cei l i ngs i n exposed spaces. Pr ovi de pol i shed st ai nl ess st eel pl at es or chr omi um- pl at ed f i ni sh on copper al l oy pl at es i n f i ni shed spaces. Pr ovi de pai nt f i ni sh on met al pl at es i n unf i ni shed spaces.

PART 3 EXECUTI ON

3. 1 I NSPECTI ON BY FI RE PROTECTI ON ENGI NEER

The Fi r e Pr ot ect i on Engi neer shal l i nspect t he spr i nkl er syst em per i odi cal l y dur i ng t he i nst al l at i on t o assur e t he spr i nkl er syst em i s bei ng pr ovi ded and i nst al l ed i n accor dance wi t h t he cont r act r equi r ement s and t he appr oved spr i nkl er syst em submi t t al . The Fi r e Pr ot ect i on Engi neer shal l at t end t he f i nal t est s, and shal l s i gn t he t est r esul t s. Af t er t he pr ogr ess of wor k t est i ng has been compl et ed, t he Fi r e Pr ot ect i on Engi neer , shal l cer t i f y i n wr i t i ng t he syst em i s r eady f or t he f i nal i nspect i ons and t est s. Thi s r epor t shal l document any di scr epanci es f ound and what act i ons wi l l be t aken t o cor r ect . Any di scr epancy not ed dur i ng t he per i odi c s i t e v i s i t s or t he pr ogr ess of wor k t est i ng shal l be br ought t o t he at t ent i on of t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer i n wr i t i ng, no l at er t han t hr ee wor ki ng days af t er t he di scr epancy i s di scover ed.

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3. 2 ABOVEGROUND PI PI NG I NSTALLATI ON

The met hods of f abr i cat i on and i nst al l at i on of t he abovegr ound pi pi ng shal l f ul l y compl y wi t h t he r equi r ement s and r ecommended pr act i ces of NFPA 13 and t hi s speci f i cat i on sect i on.

3. 3 PENDENT SPRI NKLERS

Wher e spr i nkl er s ar e i nst al l ed bel ow suspended or dr opped cei l i ngs, dr op ni ppl es shal l be cut such t hat spr i nkl er cei l i ng pl at es or escut cheons ar e of a uni f or m dept h t hr oughout t he f i ni shed space. The out l et of t he r educi ng coupl i ng shal l not ext end mor e t han 1 i nch bel ow t he under si de of t he cei l i ng. Pendent spr i nkl er s i n suspended cei l i ngs shal l be a mi ni mum of 6 i nches f r om cei l i ng.

Pi pe Joi nt s

Pi pe j oi nt s shal l conf or m t o NFPA 13, except as modi f i ed her ei n. Wel ded j oi nt s wi l l be per mi t t ed, onl y i f wel di ng oper at i ons ar e per f or med as r equi r ed by NFPA 13 at t he Cont r act or ' s f abr i cat i on shop, not at t he pr oj ect const r uct i on s i t e. Fl anged j oi nt s shal l be pr ovi ded wher e i ndi cat ed or r equi r ed by NFPA 13. Gr ooved pi pe and f i t t i ngs shal l be pr epar ed i n accor dance wi t h t he manuf act ur er ' s l at est publ i shed speci f i cat i on accor di ng t o pi pe mat er i al , wal l t hi ckness and si ze.

Gr ooved coupl i ngs, f i t t i ngs and gr oovi ng t ool s shal l be pr oduct s of t he same manuf act ur er . The di amet er of gr ooves made i n t he f i el d shal l be measur ed usi ng t he met hod speci f i cal l y appr oved by t he coupl i ng manuf act ur er f or t he i nt ended appl i cat i on. Gr oove wi dt h and di mensi on of gr oove f r om end of pi pe shal l be measur ed and r ecor ded f or each change i n gr oovi ng t ool set up t o ver i f y compl i ance wi t h coupl i ng manuf act ur er ' s t ol er ances. [ A r epr esent at i ve of t he gr ooved coupl i ngs and f i t t i ngs manuf act ur er shal l conduct at l east one onsi t e i nspect i on of t he pi pi ng i nst al l at i on t o ensur e t he met hod of i nst al l at i on i s i n accor dance wi t h t he manuf act ur er ' s r equi r ement s and r ecommended pr act i ces.

Reducer s

Reduct i ons i n pi pe si zes shal l be made wi t h one- pi ece t aper ed r educi ng f i t t i ngs. Bushi ngs ar e pr ohi bi t ed. Pi pe Penet r at i ons

3. 4 PRELI MI NARY TESTS

The syst em, i ncl udi ng t he under gr ound wat er mai ns, and t he abovegr ound pi pi ng and syst em component s, shal l be t est ed t o assur e t hat equi pment and component s f unct i on as i nt ended. The under gr ound and abovegr ound i nt er i or pi pi ng syst ems and at t ached appur t enances subj ect ed t o syst em wor ki ng pr essur e shal l be t est ed i n accor dance wi t h NFPA 13. Submi t r equest t o schedul e Pr el i mi nar y Test s, no l at er t han 14 days pr i or t o t he pr oposed st ar t of t he t est s. Upon compl et i on of speci f i ed t est s, t he Cont r act or shal l submi t f or appr oval a Pr el i mi nar y Test Repor t .

3. 4. 1 Hydr ost at i c Test i ng

Abovegr ound pi pi ng shal l be hydr ost at i cal l y t est ed i n accor dance wi t h

NFPA 13.

3. 5 FI NAL ACCEPTANCE TEST

Fi nal Accept ance Test shal l begi n onl y when t he Pr el i mi nar y Test Repor t has been appr oved. Submi t r equest t o schedul e Fi nal Accept ance Test , no

SECTI ON 21 13 13. 00 20 Page 6 l at er t han 14 days pr i or t o t he pr oposed st ar t of t he t est s. Not i f i cat i on shal l i ncl ude a copy of t he Cont r act or ' s Mat er i al & Test Cer t i f i cat es.

The Base Fi r e Pr ot ect i on Engi neer shal l conduct t he Fi nal Accept ance Test .

The Cont r act or shal l submi t t he Fi nal Accept ance Test Repor t as speci f i ed i n t he Submi t t al s par agr aph.

An exper i enced t echni c i an r egul ar l y empl oyed by t he syst em i nst al l er shal l be pr esent dur i ng t he i nspect i on. The Fi r e Pr ot ect i on Engi neer shal l at t end t he f i nal i nspect i ons and t est s. At t hi s i nspect i on, r epeat any or al l of t he r equi r ed t est s as di r ect ed. Cor r ect def ect s i n wor k pr ovi ded by t he Cont r act or , and make addi t i onal t est s unt i l t he syst ems compl y wi t h cont r act r equi r ement s.

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