NFPA 13D Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems in One- and Two-Family Dwellings and Manufactured Homes
NFPA 13D 一到兩戶居民和制造場所自動噴水滅火系統安裝標準

1.1* Scope.

1.1.1 This standard shall cover the design, installation, and maintenance of automatic sprinkler systems for protection against the fire hazards in one- and two-family dwellings and manufactured homes.

1.1.2 This standard assumes that the sprinkler system is designed to protect against a fire originating from a single ignition location.

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

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.

Give people the fire protection they deserve with NFPA 13D. (Softbound, 46 pp., 2010)