Table of Contents

1 General

1.1 Scope

1.2 Interpretation

1.3 Definitions

2 General Design Requirements

2.1 System Description

2.2 Extent Of Sprinklered Protection

2.3 Equipment Data Sheets

2.4 New Technology

3 Types Of System

3.1 General

4 System Components

4.1 Maximum Operating Pressure

4.2 Pipework

4.3 Flow Test Facilities

4.4 Sprinkler Type

4.5 Stock Of Replacement Sprinklers

5 Location Of Sprinklers

5.1 General

5.2 Residential Sprinklers

5.3 Specific Requirements For Spray Sprinklers

6 Water Supply

6.1 Method

6.2 Interpolation And Extrapolation Of Listed Data

6.3 Design Flows

6.4 Design Pressures

6.5 Water Supply

6.6 Storage Tank Water Supply

7 Hydraulic Calculations

7.1 General

7.2 Water Meters

7.3 General Calculation Methods

8 Commissioning And Inspection

8.1 Commissioning

8.2 Final Inspection

9 House Owner Documentation

Appendix

A – Final Inspection Checklist (Informative)

B – Additional Protection (Informative)

C – Independent Antifreeze Systems (Normative)

D – Testing Of Reticulated Water Supply (Informative)

E – Method Of Hydraulic Calculation (Normative)

F – Worked Example (Informative)

G – Verification Flow Test (Normative)

H – Sprinkler System Declaration(Design And Construction)(Normative)

J – As-Built Drawings And Design Documentation (Normative)

K – Routine Testing And Maintenance (Informative)

L – Example Of Owner’s Guide (Informative)

M – Documentation For Interested Parties (Informative)

N – Typical Hydraulic Design Data (Informative)

Table

4.1 – Pipework Supports For Steel Pipes

4.2 – Types Of Situation And Sprinklers

4.3 – Example Of Manufacturer’s Listed Criteria

5.1 – Distances From Obstructions For Quick Response And Standard response Sprinklers

5.2 – Maximum Distance And Coverage Of Quick Response And Standard response Sprinklers

6.1 – Water Supply Design Flow And Design Pressure

C1 – Antifreeze Solutions

E1 – Calculation Accuracy

E2 – Sprinkler K Values

E3 – Typical Hydraulic Equivalent Length Factors For Pipe Fittings

N1 – Pressure Losses For Pe 80b Pn 12.5 (Sdr 11) Pipe To As/Nzs 4130

N2 – Pressure Losses For Pe-X Sdr 7.4 Pipe To As/Nzs 2492

N3 – Pressure Losses For Pp-R Sdr 11 Pipe To Din 8077

N4 – Pressure Losses For Pp-R Sdr 7.4 Pipe To Din 8077

N5 – Pressure Losses For Copper Pipe (For Water And Gas) To Nzs 3501

N6 – Pressure Losses For Cpvc Pipe To Astm F442

N7 – Pressure Losses For Polybutylene (Pb) Pipe To As/Nzs 2642.2

N8 – Typical Losses Through Water Meters

Figure

2.1 – Extent Of Sprinkler Protection

3.1 – Independent System

3.2 – Combination System

4.1 – Components And Hydraulic Layout Of Installation Control Valvesfor Domestic Occupancies

5.1 – Position Of A Spray Sprinkler Deflector, Pendant (Or Upright), Whenlocated Above The Bottom Of A Ceiling Obstruction

5.2 – Location Of Spray Sprinklers In Sloping Roofs

6.1 – Examples Of Reticulated Water Supply Arrangements For Independentsystems

7.1 – Calculation Of Hydraulic Demands

C1 – Required Components For Antifreeze Installation Control Valves

C2 – Small, Tail-End, Antifreeze Systems

D1 – Water Supply Flow Graph

F1 – Single Floor House Example Design

G1 – Test Branch

G2 – Example Of A Verification Flow Test Record (See G4)

J1 – Example Check Graph