Page 9 - CPVC Fire Sprinkler Products Installation Instructions & Technical Handbook

LISTINGS/APPROVALS (WHERE TO USE)
For verification of Listings and Approvals, consult the current UL Fire Protection Equipment Directory, C-UL Products Certified for Canada Directory, Factory Mutual Research Approval Guide, or LPCB List of Approved Fire Security Products and Services Guide.
Johnson Controls manufactures CPVC pipe and fittings using Lubrizol’s BLAZEMASTER compound as a licensee of The Lubrizol Corporation.
UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES INC. (UL) AND
UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES INC. (C-UL) FOR USE IN CANADA 2 TYCO CPVC Pipe and Fittings are UL and C-UL Listed for use in:
• Light Hazard and residential occupancies as defined in the Standard for Installation of Sprinkler Systems, NFPA 13
• Residential occupancies as defined in the Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems in Low-Rise Residential Occupancies up to Four Stories in Height, NFPA 13R
• Residential occupancies as defined in the Standard for Installation of Sprinkler Systems in One and Two Family Dwellings and Manufactured Homes, NFPA 13D
• Air plenums, as defined by the Installation of Air Conditioning and Ventilating Systems, NFPA 90A
• Underground Water Pressure Service, NFPA 24
• System risers in accordance with NFPA 13, 13R, and 13D
• See UL Fire Protection Equipment Directory, categories VIWT and HFYH.
• See C-UL Products Certified for Canada Directory, categories VIWT7 and HFYH7.
TYCO fire sprinkler systems shall be employed in wet-pipe systems only. (A wet pipe system contains water or water and glycerin (anti-freeze solution) and is connected to a water supply so that the water or water and glycerin (anti-freeze solution) will discharge immediately when a sprinkler is opened.)
National Fire Protection Association Standards 13, 13R, 13D and NFPA 24, in addition to the standards of any other authorities having jurisdiction, must be referenced and followed for design and installation requirements in conjunction with this installation handbook.
Concealed Installations (UL)
• In accordance with the UL Listing, protection shall be provided for TYCO CPVC Pipe and Fittings. The minimum protection shall consist of either one layer of 3/8 in. (9,5 mm) thick gypsum wallboard, 1/2 in. (12,7 mm) plywood soffits, or a suspended membrane ceiling with lay-in panels or tiles having a weight of 0.35 pounds per sq ft (1,7 kg per sq m) when installed with metallic grids. For residential occupancies defined in NFPA 13D and 13R, the minimum protection may consist of one layer of 1/2 in. (12,7 mm) plywood.
Listed Quick Response, standard or extended coverage, 225°F (107°C) maximum temperature rated sprinkler or Listed Residential 225°F
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