Wall Mounted Fire Sprinkler Head

The distance between light fixtures or similar obstructions located more than 8 ft 2 3 m from the sprinkler shall be in conformity with table 4 9 5 1 2 and figure 4 9 5 1 2.

Wall mounted fire sprinkler head.

Sidewall sprinklers shall be installed no closer than 8 ft 2 3 m to light fixtures or similar obstructions. They may or may not stick out depending on the sprinkler s construction and the way it s mounted but each of these heads relies on piping along or behind a wall for a supply of water. Sidewall sprinklers on the other hand install horizontally often in a wall. Sprinkler head location there are two main criteria for the location of sprinkler heads.

Vk4840 residential horizontal sidewall lead free sprinkler k4 2 vk4800 residential flat plate concealed horizontal sidewall lead free sprinkler k4 0 viking fire sprinklers. First sprinklers must be located so they are within the hot gas layer that develops near the ceiling during a fire because activation occurs when the sprinkler head reaches a certain temperature. In your case this would means that if there is storage under your cage you don t need to provide a sprinkler protection below it and everything is fine. This heat sensitive plate detaches at temperatures roughly 20 degrees lower than the fire sprinkler head allowing the concealed sprinkler s deflector to drop and the head to activate.