NFPA (Fire) 13D

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Install home sprinklers correctly and help save lives with the updated edition of NFPA 13D, Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems in One- and Two-Family Dwellings and Manufactured Homes.

Most fire deaths in the US occur in homes. Automatic sprinklers can help reduce the risk of dying in a home fire by about 80 percent. The 2022 edition of NFPA 13D, Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems in One- and Two-Family Dwellings and Manufactured Homes, features up-to-date criteria addressing every aspect of sprinkler design and protection, water supplies, equipment, and placement.

Help make homes safer from fire risks and related hazards with NFPA 13D, Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems in One- and Two-Family Dwellings and Manufactured Homes.

Installers and contractors need the latest edition of this standard to address different types of construction, work with the latest technologies, and help reduce risks while maximizing efficiency.

Updates in the latest edition include the following:

• Townhouses were added to the standard’s scope.
• Obstruction tables were modified for ease of use.
• Criteria for protecting pipes and tubes from mechanical damage was added to Chapter 5.
• Requirements for multipurpose and passive purge systems were added to Chapter 7.
• Clarifications addressing fuel-fired equipment and sprinkler protection were added to Chapter 8.
• A new section on tiny homes was added to Chapter 8.
• Criteria for sprinklers under-or adjacent to-beams were revised, with concealed sprinklers being added.
• The method for determining when system components are subject to freezing and need protection was modified; it now requires the use of current temperature data.
• A new annex on incentives for residential fire sprinkler use and advantages for builders, developers, and communities was added.

Install home fire sprinkler systems correctly and help save lives by ordering the 2022 edition of NFPA 13D, Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems in One- and Two-Family Dwellings and Manufactured Homes, today. (Print, 70 pp., 2022)

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Published:

04/08/2021

Number of Pages:

70

NFPA (Fire) 13D

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Install home fire sprinkler systems with the updated 2016 NFPA 13D and protect lives.

More and more homeowners throughout the United States consider sprinklers to be the ultimate in fire protection. In fact, sprinklers are proven life-savers that reduce the risk of dying in a home fire by about 80% while significantly protecting against property loss.

The 2016 edition of NFPA 13D: Installation of Sprinkler Systems in One- and Two-Family Dwellings and Manufactured Homes is your source of up-to-date criteria for every aspect of sprinkler design, water supplies, equipment, and placement.

Stay up-to-code to work confidently and improve your bottom line.

Installers and contractors need the revised 2016 NFPA 13D to complete jobs correctly, work with the latest technologies, and reduce risks while maximizing efficiency. Changes in this edition include:

• Added clarification on the re-use of sprinklers
• A new figure addressing the positioning of sprinklers to avoid obstruction where there are sloped ceilings
• A new sketch showing an insulation practice using tenting in an attic or concealed space

The 2016 NFPA 13D also includes the latest information about antifreeze use. Install home fire sprinkler systems with NFPA 13D and save lives!

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Published:

06/01/2015

ISBN(s):

9781455911578

Number of Pages:

61

NFPA (Fire) 13D

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In home fires, the risk of dying decreases by about 80% when sprinklers are present. The 2010 NFPA 13D: Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems in One- and Two-Family Dwellings and Manufactured Homes presents updated rules for every aspect of sprinkler design, water supplies, equipment, and placement.

Major changes in this edition:

• To encourage widespread use of sprinkler systems, a new 8-step prescriptive pipe sizing method is presented as an alternative to the hydraulic calculation method.
• NFPA 13D’s scope has been expanded to include inspection, testing, and maintenance.
• Text clarifies that “townhouses” can be protected by an NFPA 13D system.
• A new annex provides maintenance and testing information needed by homeowners.

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Published:

08/26/2009

Number of Pages:

50

NFPA (Fire) 13D

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Includes information regarding the installation of life-saving residential sprinklers for family dwellings and manufactured homes. Design considerations, water supplies, equipment requirements, sprinkler location, spacing and position are covered.

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Published:

08/08/2002

Number of Pages:

28

NFPA (Fire) 13D

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State-of-the-art home sprinkler systems require the improved NFPA 13D.

The 2007 NFPA 13D provides the latest requirements for the installation of life-saving residential sprinklers for family dwellings and manufactured homes. Coverage includes system design, water supplies, equipment requirements, as well as sprinkler location, spacing and position.

Significant changes that improve protection include:

• Added spacing and obstruction rules addressing sloped ceilings, ceiling pockets, ceiling fans, and kitchen cabinets
• New installation, design, and acceptance requirements for pumps
• Clarification of the acceptability of insulation as a method of freeze protection
• Clarification of the acceptability of wells as a water supply source
• Added requirements for listed dry pipe residential sprinkler systems
• Clarified requirements for multi-purpose combined and networked sprinkler systems

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Published:

10/15/2006

Number of Pages:

29

NFPA (Fire) 13D

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Install home fire sprinkler systems with the 2013 NFPA 13D and save lives!

Sprinklers are proven life-savers that reduce the risk of dying in a home fire by about 80% and significantly protect against property loss. The 2013 edition of NFPA 13D: Installation of Sprinkler Systems in One- and Two-Family Dwellings and Manufactured Homes helps you do jobs correctly, so you can reduce risks while maximizing efficiency. Work with the latest rules for every aspect of sprinkler design, water supplies, equipment, and placement.

Revisions keep you informed and improve your bottom line.

• A major change allows a four-head calc that can eliminate conflicts in determining sprinkler coverage for sloped and beam ceilings.
• New provisions allow the use of backflow preventer for shutoff.
• New information on “shadow area” helps you avoid ceiling fan blockage.

The 2013 NFPA 13D also includes an update on antifreeze use and other changes. Install home fire sprinkler systems with NFPA 13D and save lives!

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Published:

06/18/2012

Number of Pages:

61

NFPA (Fire) 13D

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Automatic sprinklers reduce the risk of dying in a home fire by about 80% while significantly protecting against property loss. The 2019 edition of NFPA 13D, Installation of Sprinkler Systems in One- and Two-Family Dwellings and Manufactured Homes features up-to-date criteria addressing every aspect of sprinkler design, water supplies, equipment, and placement.

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Published:

09/03/2018

Number of Pages:

70