SPRINKLERS

SPRINKLERS

ARTICLE ISSUE #

An "On-Off" Sprinkler - A Possibility? SQ 10

Loss of Life in Sprinklered Buildings - The Truth! SQ 24

Automatic Sprinkler Refinement: A Case in Point SQ 26

The Case Against Sprinklers SQ33

Tale of Two Fires: A Growing Sprinkler Awareness SQ 36

Inspect and Maintain All Fire Service Lines SQ 38

What Cost Sprinkler Protection? SQ 38

Controlling the Cost of Fire Protection in the City of SQ 39

San Buenaventura

Do-It-Yourself Sprinklers (Technically Speaking) SQ 41

We Wouldn't Be On The Air Today Except For... SQ 41

Fire Damage Confined to Origin SQ42

Put Your Sprinklers in Service or You May Be Out of Business SQ 42

Personal Concern SQ 43

Large Drop Sprinklers (Sprinkling of News) SQ 43

The Large Drop Sprinkler SQ 44

Understanding the New Sprinklers SQ 47

Fast Response Sprinklers - The Answer to the Toxicity Problem SQ 47

The Large Drop Sprinkler SQ 47

In Search of a Better Sprinkler SQ 48

Early Fire Suppression With Fast-Response Sprinklers SQ 48

Early Fire Suppression With Fast-Response Sprinklers SQ 48

..The Special Listings (Technically Speaking) SQ 52

Design Characteristics Of Quick Response Sprinklers SQ 57

Sprinkler Rules Wood Confuse Anyone SQ 57

Applications/Limitations Of QAS Technology SQ 59

Sprinkler Performance Update 1952-1986 SQ 59

New Interest In Spray Patterns SQ 61

The Quick Response Quandry(Technically Speaking) SQ62

Has The USA Got It Right With Respect To Sprinkler Installations SQ 63

Sprinkler Tests For Protection Of Parallel Chord Wood Trusses SQ 63

High-On Sprinklers SQ 64

NFSA Tests Support Use Of Quick Response Sprinklers SQ 65

Firefighter Speaks Out For Sprinklers SQ 65

The Future of Quick Response SQ68

Sprinklers, Residential Occupancies and the Model Codes:

Whats Required, Whats Allowed SQ68

Yale University Dorms to Get Sprinklers SQ69

Sprinklers Make the Difference SQ69

Egremont Sprinkler Demonstration Drives Pint Home SQ71

Sprinklers Mean Affordable Construction SQ72

NFSA Spokesperson Campaign Has North

America "Looking Up" SQ72

Sprinkler Installed at IAFC Headquarters SQ74

Sprinkler Oddities ad Obscurities SQ74

FM Compares Spray and "Old Style" Sprinklers SQ75

The Sidewall Sprinkler Issues SQ76

To Sprinkler or not to Sprinkler, That is the Question SQ77

Sprinkler Success Stories Continue to Surface SQ78

What NFPA 25 Means to Building Owners SQ78

Sprinklers and the Los Angeles Disturbance SQ79

The Recent Sprinkler Books SQ79

The Sprinkler Market:" A Temptation for Others SQ79

Fire Sprinklers Help Building Owners Comply with the

Americans Disabilities Act SQ80

A New Federal Fire Safety Act: A Much Needed

Boost for Sprinklers SQ81

Using Quick Response Sprinklers in Dry Systems SQ81

Still High on Sprinklers SQ82

Increased Reliance on Fire Sprinkler Protection SQ83

How to Install No Cost Sprinkler Systems at a Profit SQ84

How to Sell No Cost Sprinkler Systems at a Profit SQ85

How to Sell No Cost Sprinklers at A Profit :Part IV SQ87

Dealing With the Past SQ88

Sprinkler Domestic Storm SQ90

Impairments to Sprinkler Systems SQ92

Corridor Sprinkler Systems SQ92

Sprinkler Resources for the 21st. Century SQ92

Reducing Design Areas With Quick Response Sprinklers SQ93




TESTING OLD SPRINKLERS

Sample Testing of Old Sprinklers IX 6




EXTENDED COVERAGE SIDEWALLS

New Testing For Extended Coverage Sprinklers I 4

Extended Coverage Sprinklers - The Situation I 6

UL May Permit Multiple Use of Extended Coverage Sidewalls II 3

UL Continues to Evaluate EC Sidewalls II 4

UL Finalizes Upon 9' Height Limit for Multiple EC Sidewalls II 5

Proposed Changes to 1987 NFPA 13 Mostly Restrictive IX 5

UL Moves to Tighten Requirements for EC Sprinklers IX 5


ORIFICES

FM Still Doesn't Like Small Orifice Sprinkler I 6

ISO Changes Policy on Orifice Mixing III 5

Avoiding Restrictions on Welded Outlets IX 1

PERFORMANCE

NAS & FCA and CABO Awarded Federal Grant to Study I 4

Sprinkler Trade-Offs

FM Update - Sprinkler Performance Statistics III 2

DOE Study Shows Sprinkler Performance Over 98% V 4

Control of Fires Above Sprinklers V 5

Operation San Francisco Report Available VII 4

Problems With Dry Pendent Freeze-Up? VIII 5

SENSITIVITY

"RTI" Created to Simplify Sprinkler Sensitivity IV 4

NBS Study Explores Sidewall Response V 4

UL Reactivates "Quick Response" Designation VI 4

Faster Sprinklers Possible VII 3

Who's Doing What in Quick Response IX 1

Factory Mutual Releases Draft ESFR Product Approval Standard IX 5

UL Adds Room Sensitivity Test for Fast Response Sprinklers X 4


SPRINKLER SHIELDS FOR RACK SPR

UL Initiates Listing Contingent on Orientation VII 1

No Recessed Sidewalls VII 2


LARGE DROP/EXTRA LARGE ORIFICE

Factory Mutual Update - Large Drop Sprinklers III 2

Sprinkler Committee Rejects: 13S, Large Drop Rules, IV 6

Expanded Scope for 13D

Extra Large Orifice vs. Large Drop VI 1

The Large Drop/Extra Large Orifice Situation VI 4

Preview of NFPA 13 - 1985 VII 4


DECORATIVE

FM Limits Special Sprinklers to Light Hazard III 1

Factory Mutual Update - Limiting Flush, Recessed, and III 2

Concealed Sprinklers to Light Hazard



CORROSION

Tobacco Warehouse Sprinkler Corrosion I 3

FM Drops Out Soft Soap and Paint Remover For Sprinklers I 6


UL Finalizes New Extended Coverage Sprinkler Criteria TN X 5

Grinnell Receives factory Mutual Approval of ESFR Sprinklers TN XI 2

Second ESFR Sprinkler Approved TN XI 4

UL Reactivates Quick Response Extended

Coverage Sprinkler Listing TN XI 6

Extended Coverage Sprinkler Phase In Coming TN XII 1

Revised Extended Coverage Sprinkler Listings Forthcoming TN XII3

UL Listings of Extended Coverage Sprinklers

Effective July 31, 1989 TN XII 3

UL Drops Wet System Limitation for QR Sprinklers TN XII 4

New Type of Sprinkler Concept Patented TN XII 4

UL Listings of Extended Coverage Sprinklers TN XII 4

Effective July 31, 1989

UL Lists ESFR Sprinklers TN XII 5

FM Expands ESFR and Large Drop Applications TN XII 5

UL Revises Sprinkler Sample Testing Procedures TN XII 6

More Shields for In Rack Sprinklers TN XIII 2

Factory Mutual Approves Quick Response Sprinklers TN XIII 5

Star Sprinkler Issues Dry Sprinkler Caution TN XIII 5

Viking Obtains Listing for " Specific Application" Sprinkler TN XIII 6

New Steel Pipe and Joining Methods Enter Sprinkler Market TN XIV 2

Globe Fire Sprinkler Residential Listings Available TN XIV 4

Extended Coverage Ordinary Hazard Sprinkler Listed TN XIV 5

USFA Promotes Mobile Home Sprinkler Technology TN XIV 5

ESFR Sprinklers to Cover Higher Storage TN XIV 5

TIA on Limited Water Supply Sprinkler Systems

Temporarily Withdrawn TN XV 2

ESFR Roof Slope A Potential Conflict TN XV 2

Sprinkler Committee Endorses Manufactured

Home Sprinkler System TN XV 5

TIA's Sought for Extra Large Orifice Sprinklers TN XVI 1

Adhesives Surface as Sprinkler Performance Concerns TN XVI 2

Extra Large Orifice Sprinklers Allowed for Storage Protection TN XVI 3

TIA's Issued for 40 Ft ESFR Sprinkler Protection TN XVI 4

Engineering Lightweight Construction Project Report Notes

Lack of Sprinkler Performance Criteria TN XVI 5

Special Sprinkler Issues TN XVII 4

Types and Limitations of UL Special Sprinklers TN XVII 4

Factory Mutual Extended Coverage Sprinklers TN XVII 4

Not Special Sprinklers TN XVII 4

The Reduced Design Area ELO Sprinkler- What Happened TN XVII 4

Task Group to Study Special Sprinklers TN XVII 4

The Extended Coverage Sprinklers Listings TN XVII 5

The Need for Sprinklers In Wardrobes Vs. Closets TN XVIII 2

Sprinkler Alarms and Dedicated Circuits TN XVIII 6

The Extended Coverage Sprinkler Listings TN XIX 1

Central Sprinkler Solicits Help in Omega Sprinkler Problem TN XIX 2

Exotic Sprinkler Devices TN XX 3