fire pump room
- Thread starter anbm
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I don't believe the NEC says anything about the rating of fire pump rooms.
NFPA 20, on the other hand, seems to require a 2 hour separation in all high-rise buildings, and either a 2 hour or 1 hour separation in other buildings - the 1 hour rating is allowed if both the pump room and building are fully sprinklered.
NFPA 20, on the other hand, seems to require a 2 hour separation in all high-rise buildings, and either a 2 hour or 1 hour separation in other buildings - the 1 hour rating is allowed if both the pump room and building are fully sprinklered.
hillbilly1
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- North Georgia mountains
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I run across one in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania a couple of months ago that had 0 fire rating, it had 9' walls, but no ceiling to the 30' roof deck. The building was built in the 90's and had been inspected. So it must be. A fire code thing. I have seen the pumps behind a chain link fence in receiving in the orange box too.
Gregg Harris
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- Virginia
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- Electrical,HVAC, Technical Trainer
IBC 913.2.1 Protection of Fire Pump Rooms
Fire pumps shall be located in rooms that are separated from all other areas of the building by 2 hour fire barriers constructed in accordance with section 707 or two hour horizontal assemblies constructed in accordance with section 712 or both.
Exceptions
1 in other than high rise buildings, seperation by one hour fire bariers constructed in accordance with Section 707 or one hour horizontal assemblies constructed in accordance with Section 712, or both, shall be permitted in buildings equiped throughout with an automatic sprinkler system in accordance with Section 903.3.1.1 or 903.3.1.2
2 Seperation is not required for fire pumps physically separated in accordance with NFPA 20
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