NZS 4517:2010
Fire sprinkler systems for houses
Specifies minimum requirements for the design, material, manufacture and installation of fire sprinklers systems for domestic occupancies. This revision updates the requirements set out in the 2002 edition by providing more clarification about its scope and consideration of fire formal interpretations that have been received since the last edition was published.
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COMMITTEE REPRESENTATION
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
COPYRIGHT
CONTENTS
REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
LATEST REVISIONS
REVIEW OF STANDARDS
FOREWORD
OUTCOME STATEMENT
1 GENERAL
1.1 Scope
1.2 Interpretation
1.3 Definitions
2 GENERAL DESIGN REQUIREMENTS
2.1 System description
2.2 Extent of sprinklered protection
2.3 Equipment data sheets
2.4 New technology
3 TYPES OF SYSTEM
3.1 General
4 SYSTEM COMPONENTS
4.1 Maximum operating pressure
4.2 Pipework
4.3 Flow test facilities
4.4 Sprinkler type
4.5 Stock of replacement sprinklers
5 LOCATION OF SPRINKLERS
5.1 General
5.2 Residential sprinklers
5.3 Specific requirements for spray sprinklers
6 WATER SUPPLY
6.1 Method
6.2 Interpolation and extrapolation of listed data
6.3 Design flows
6.4 Design pressures
6.5 Water supply
6.6 Storage tank water supply
7 HYDRAULIC CALCULATIONS
7.1 General
7.2 Water meters
7.3 General calculation methods
8 COMMISSIONING AND INSPECTION
8.1 Commissioning
8.2 Final inspection
9 HOUSE OWNER DOCUMENTATION
APPENDIX
A – FINAL INSPECTION CHECKLIST (Informative)
B – ADDITIONAL PROTECTION (Informative)
C – INDEPENDENT ANTIFREEZE SYSTEMS (Normative)
D – TESTING OF RETICULATED WATER SUPPLY (Informative)
E – METHOD OF HYDRAULIC CALCULATION (Normative)
F – WORKED EXAMPLE (Informative)
G – VERIFICATION FLOW TEST (Normative)
H – SPRINKLER SYSTEM DECLARATION(DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION)(Normative)
J – AS-BUILT DRAWINGS AND DESIGN DOCUMENTATION (Normative)
K – ROUTINE TESTING AND MAINTENANCE (Informative)
L – EXAMPLE OF OWNER’S GUIDE (Informative)
M – DOCUMENTATION FOR INTERESTED PARTIES (Informative)
N – TYPICAL HYDRAULIC DESIGN DATA (Informative)
TABLE
4.1 – Pipework supports for steel pipes
4.2 – Types of situation and sprinklers
4.3 – Example of manufacturer’s listed criteria
5.1 – Distances from obstructions for quick response and standardresponse sprinklers
5.2 – Maximum distance and coverage of quick response and standardresponse sprinklers
6.1 – Water supply design flow and design pressure
C1 – Antifreeze solutions
E1 – Calculation accuracy
E2 – Sprinkler K values
E3 – Typical hydraulic equivalent length factors for pipe fittings
N1 – Pressure losses for PE 80B PN 12.5 (SDR 11) pipe to AS/NZS 4130
N2 – Pressure losses for PE-X SDR 7.4 pipe to AS/NZS 2492
N3 – Pressure losses for PP-R SDR 11 pipe to DIN 8077
N4 – Pressure losses for PP-R SDR 7.4 pipe to DIN 8077
N5 – Pressure losses for copper pipe (for water and gas) to NZS 3501
N6 – Pressure losses for CPVC pipe to ASTM F442
N7 – Pressure losses for Polybutylene (PB) pipe to AS/NZS 2642.2
N8 – Typical losses through water meters
FIGURE
2.1 – Extent of sprinkler protection
3.1 – Independent system
3.2 – Combination system
4.1 – Components and hydraulic layout of installation control valvesfor domestic occupancies
5.1 – Position of a spray sprinkler deflector, pendant (or upright), whenlocated above the bottom of a ceiling obstruction
5.2 – Location of spray sprinklers in sloping roofs
6.1 – Examples of reticulated water supply arrangements for independentsystems
7.1 – Calculation of hydraulic demands
C1 – Required components for antifreeze installation control valves
C2 – Small, tail-end, antifreeze systems
D1 – Water supply flow graph
F1 – Single floor house example design
G1 – Test branch
G2 – Example of a verification flow test record (see G4)
J1 – Example check graph
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COMMITTEE REPRESENTATION
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
COPYRIGHT
CONTENTS
REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
LATEST REVISIONS
REVIEW OF STANDARDS
FOREWORD
OUTCOME STATEMENT
1 GENERAL
1.1 Scope
1.2 Interpretation
1.3 Definitions
2 GENERAL DESIGN REQUIREMENTS
2.1 System description
2.2 Extent of sprinklered protection
2.3 Equipment data sheets
2.4 New technology
3 TYPES OF SYSTEM
3.1 General
4 SYSTEM COMPONENTS
4.1 Maximum operating pressure
4.2 Pipework
4.3 Flow test facilities
4.4 Sprinkler type
4.5 Stock of replacement sprinklers
5 LOCATION OF SPRINKLERS
5.1 General
5.2 Residential sprinklers
5.3 Specific requirements for spray sprinklers
6 WATER SUPPLY
6.1 Method
6.2 Interpolation and extrapolation of listed data
6.3 Design flows
6.4 Design pressures
6.5 Water supply
6.6 Storage tank water supply
7 HYDRAULIC CALCULATIONS
7.1 General
7.2 Water meters
7.3 General calculation methods
8 COMMISSIONING AND INSPECTION
8.1 Commissioning
8.2 Final inspection
9 HOUSE OWNER DOCUMENTATION
APPENDIX
A – FINAL INSPECTION CHECKLIST (Informative)
B – ADDITIONAL PROTECTION (Informative)
C – INDEPENDENT ANTIFREEZE SYSTEMS (Normative)
D – TESTING OF RETICULATED WATER SUPPLY (Informative)
E – METHOD OF HYDRAULIC CALCULATION (Normative)
F – WORKED EXAMPLE (Informative)
G – VERIFICATION FLOW TEST (Normative)
H – SPRINKLER SYSTEM DECLARATION(DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION)(Normative)
J – AS-BUILT DRAWINGS AND DESIGN DOCUMENTATION (Normative)
K – ROUTINE TESTING AND MAINTENANCE (Informative)
L – EXAMPLE OF OWNER’S GUIDE (Informative)
M – DOCUMENTATION FOR INTERESTED PARTIES (Informative)
N – TYPICAL HYDRAULIC DESIGN DATA (Informative)
TABLE
4.1 – Pipework supports for steel pipes
4.2 – Types of situation and sprinklers
4.3 – Example of manufacturer’s listed criteria
5.1 – Distances from obstructions for quick response and standardresponse sprinklers
5.2 – Maximum distance and coverage of quick response and standardresponse sprinklers
6.1 – Water supply design flow and design pressure
C1 – Antifreeze solutions
E1 – Calculation accuracy
E2 – Sprinkler K values
E3 – Typical hydraulic equivalent length factors for pipe fittings
N1 – Pressure losses for PE 80B PN 12.5 (SDR 11) pipe to AS/NZS 4130
N2 – Pressure losses for PE-X SDR 7.4 pipe to AS/NZS 2492
N3 – Pressure losses for PP-R SDR 11 pipe to DIN 8077
N4 – Pressure losses for PP-R SDR 7.4 pipe to DIN 8077
N5 – Pressure losses for copper pipe (for water and gas) to NZS 3501
N6 – Pressure losses for CPVC pipe to ASTM F442
N7 – Pressure losses for Polybutylene (PB) pipe to AS/NZS 2642.2
N8 – Typical losses through water meters
FIGURE
2.1 – Extent of sprinkler protection
3.1 – Independent system
3.2 – Combination system
4.1 – Components and hydraulic layout of installation control valvesfor domestic occupancies
5.1 – Position of a spray sprinkler deflector, pendant (or upright), whenlocated above the bottom of a ceiling obstruction
5.2 – Location of spray sprinklers in sloping roofs
6.1 – Examples of reticulated water supply arrangements for independentsystems
7.1 – Calculation of hydraulic demands
C1 – Required components for antifreeze installation control valves
C2 – Small, tail-end, antifreeze systems
D1 – Water supply flow graph
F1 – Single floor house example design
G1 – Test branch
G2 – Example of a verification flow test record (see G4)
J1 – Example check graph
© 2010 STANDARDS COUNCIL
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NZS 4517:2010
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