Mich. Admin. Code R. 400.4527 - Sprinkler systems
Rule 527.
(1) A
sprinkler system in a new or converted facility or an addition
, shall comply with the 2013 national fire protection
association pamphlet No. 13, entitled "Standard for the Installation of
Sprinkler Systems." Where there is no adequate water from a community water
system to supply a sprinkler system and where the area to be protected does not
exceed 20,000 square feet, a special pressure tank supply for sprinklers, as
specified in the 2013 edition of national fire protection association standard
No. 22, entitled "Standard for Water Tanks for Private Fire Protection," shall
be provided.
(2) All required
sprinkler systems shall be inspected and tested and all other maintenance
performed as specified in the 2014 national fire protection association
standard No. 25 entitled "Standard for the Inspection, Testing , and
Maintenance of Water-Based Fire Protection Systems " at least
once a year by a sprinkler contractor. The licensee shall maintain
documentation of the last inspection and test.
(3) A sprinkler system in an existing
facility approved before these rules take effect shall continue to be approved
until the facility or portion thereof is remodeled, converted, or expanded. The
system shall be maintained in accordance with the standards applicable at the
time it was originally approved.
(4) When an existing facility is remodeled,
converted, expanded or modified which results in the existing sprinkler system
not providing adequate protection, fire protection shall be provided by
extension of the current system where it is possible to extend the system and
maintain its integrity or a new sprinkler system shall be installed in the
affected area.
(5) The sprinkler
piping for any isolated hazardous area which can be adequately protected by not
more than 2 sprinklers may be connected directly to the domestic water system
at a point where a minimum 1-inch supply is available. An approved automatic
sprinkler control valve and check valve which is locked shall be installed
between the sprinklers and the connection to the domestic water
supply.
Notes
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