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Sprinkler RES12 <br />N4 I Kj 7W7 FREEDOM° RESIDENTIAL <br />4 <br />RA A SPRINKLER <br />INSTALLATION GUIDE <br />The Viking Corporation, 210 N Industrial Park Drive, Hastings MI 49058 <br />Telephone: 269-945-9501 Technical Services: 877-384-5464 Fax: 269-818-1680 Email: techsvcs@vikingcorp.com <br />AVOIDING OBSTRUCTIONS TO SPRINKLER DISCHARGE <br />(Obstruction rules for residential sprinklers are found in section 8.10 of the 2010 edition of NFPA 13.) <br />Positioning Residential Pendent Sprinklers - Obstructions at the Ceiling <br />LJ I a <br />I -•- <br />A <br />Maximum Distance from <br />Distance from Sprinkler <br />Deflector to Bottom of Ceiling <br />to Side of Ceiling <br />Obstruction (Dimension B) <br />Inches <br />mm <br />Obstruction (Dimension A) <br />Less than 1 ft. 6 in. <br />0 <br />0 <br />(Less than 457 mm) <br />1 ft. 6 in. to less than 3 ft. <br />1 <br />25.4 <br />(457 mm to less than .94 m) <br />3 ft. to less than 4 ft. <br />3 <br />76 <br />(.91 m to less than 1.2 m) <br />4 ft. to less than 4 ft. 6 in. <br />5 <br />127 <br />(1.2 m to less than 1.37 m) <br />4 ft. 6 in. to less than 6 ft. <br />7 <br />178 <br />(1.37 m to less than 1.8 m) <br />6 ft. to less than 6 ft. 6 in. <br />9 <br />229 <br />(1.8 m to less than 2 m) <br />6 ft. 6 in. to less than 7 ft. <br />11 <br />279 <br />(2 m to less than 2.1 m) <br />7 ft. or greater <br />14 <br />356 <br />(2.1 m or greater) <br />Residential pendent sprinklers may be <br />located on opposite sides of continuous <br />obstructions up to 4 ft. (1.2 m) wide at the <br />4' Max. ceiling, as long as the distance from the <br />centerline of the obstruction to the sprinklers <br />(A) does not exceed one-half the maximum <br />A A spacing allowed between sprinklers. <br />Positioning Residential Pendent Sprinklers - Obstructions Along Walls <br />(A) Distance from centerline of sprinkler to side of obstruction. <br />(B) Distance from deflector to bottom of obstruction. <br />B (C) Width of the obstruction. <br />Obstructions up to 30 in. (.8 m) wide (C) <br />located against the wall are permitted <br />C to be protected when (A) is greater than <br />A or equal to (C) minus 8 in. (.2 m) plus (B). <br />C < 30 in. for metric C < .8 m <br />A>(C-8in.)+B A>(C-.2m)+B <br />Form No. F_080190 18.10.25 Rev 16.1.P65 <br />