CopyrightNFPANFPA13DStandardfortheInstallationofSprinklerSystemsinOne-andTwo-FamilyDwellingsandManufacturedHomes1999EditionCopyright©1999NFPA,AllRightsReservedThiseditionofNFPA13D,StandardfortheInstallationofSprinklerSystemsinOne-andTwo-FamilyDwellingsandManufacturedHomes,waspreparedbytheTechnicalCommitteeonResidentialSprinklerSystems,releasedbytheTechnicalCorrelatingCommitteeonAutomaticSprinklerSystems,andactedonbytheNationalFireProtectionAssociation,Inc.,atitsMayMeetingheldMay17-20,1999,inBaltimore,MD.ItwasissuedbytheStandardsCouncilonJuly22,1999,withaneffectivedateofAugust13,1999,andsupersedesallpreviouseditions.Changesotherthaneditorialareindicatedbyaverticalruleinthemarginofthepagesonwhichtheyappear.Theselinesareincludedasanaidtotheuserinidentifyingchangesfromthepreviousedition.ThiseditionofNFPA13DwasapprovedasanAmericanNationalStandardonAugust13,1999.OriginandDevelopmentofNFPA13DRecognizingtheneedtoreducetheannuallifelossfromfireinresidentialoccupancies(about50percentoftotallossoflifebyfire),theCommitteeonAutomaticSprinklersappointedasubcommitteeinMay1973topreparetheStandardontheInstallationofSprinklerSystemsinOne-andTwo-FamilyDwellingsandMobileHomes.ThesubcommitteewascomposedofmembersoftheCommitteeonAutomaticSprinklersandothertechnicallycompetentexperts.ThestandardwassubmittedandadoptedattheNFPAAnnualMeetinginChicago,IL,onMay12-16,1975.The1980editionwasacompleterewriteofthe1975edition,includingSIunitswhereappropriate.The1980editionincorporatedtheresultsoftheresidentialsprinklertestprogramadministeredbytheNationalFireProtectionAssociationandfundedbyaresearchgrantfromtheUnitedStatesFireAdministration.FactoryMutualResearchCorporationandtheLosAngelesCityFireDepartmentconductedthedwellingtests.FactoryMutualResearchCorporation,McNearyInsuranceConsultingServices,andtheCharlotte,NorthCarolina,FireDepartmentconductedthemobilehometests.Aftergainingpracticalexperienceusingthe1980edition,modificationstothestandard,includingremovalofdesignparametersfordrypipesystems,weremadeinthe1984edition.The1989and1991editionsestablishedcriteriafortheuseofantifreezesystemsaswellassomeoftheinstallationcriteriaassociatedwithspeciallylistedpipingmaterials.The1994editionprovidedexpandedinformationonnonmetallicpipeandintroducedanewdesignoptionthatreducedwaterstoragerequirementsforlimitedareadwellings.The1996editionofthestandardincludedexpandedinformationontheuseandplacementofresidentialCopyrightNFPAsprinklersnearheatsources.Forthefirsttimesince1941,theuseof1/2-in.(12.7-mm)pipingmaterialwaspermittedagainforsprinklersystemsunderspecificconditions.Anumberofappendixfigureswerealsoaddedtoaddressmethodsforprotectingpipefromfreezinginunheatedattics.The1999editionrevisescriteriaforcertaintypesofmultipurposepipingsystemsandaddsrequirementstomitigatetheeffectofwatersoftenersandfiltersonsystemperformance.Informationontheapplicationofsolventcementfornonmetallicpipingsystemshasbeenprovidedandtheexceptionforomittingsprinklercoverageinatticsandcrawlspaceshasbeenmodified.TechnicalCorrelatingCommitteeonAutomaticSprinklerSystems(AUT-AAC)JohnG.O’Neill,ChairGage-Babcock&Assoc.Inc.,VA[SE]MiloshT.Puchovsky,NonvotingSecretaryNat’lFireProtectionAssn.,MAJoseR.Baz,Int’lEngineeredSystems,LTD,Inc.,FL[M]Rep.NFPALatinAmericanSectionKerryM.Bell,UnderwritersLaboratoriesInc.,IL[RT]EricH.Cote,RolfJensen&Assoc.,Inc.,MA[SE]RussellP.Fleming,Nat’lFireSprinklerAssn.,NY[M]JosephB.Hankins,Jr.,FactoryMutualResearchCorp.,MA[I]RolandJ.Huggins,AmericanFireSprinklerAssn.,Inc.,TX[IM]SultanM.Javeri,ProtectionInt’l,Ltd,France[I]AndrewKim,Nat’lResearchCouncilofCanada,ON,Canada[RT]GeraldR.Kirby,MarriottInt’l,Inc.,DC[U]Rep.AmericanHotel&MotelAssn.B.J.Lukes,GrinnellFireProtectionSystemCo.Ltd/Tyco,Canada[M]Rep.CanadianAutomaticSprinklerAssn.JosephW.Noble,ClarkCountyFireDept.,NV[E]DonaldR.Oliver,WilsonFire/RescueServices,NC[E]Rep.Int’lAssn.ofFireChiefsJamesRetzloff,TheVikingCorp.,MI[M]ChesterW.Schirmer,SchirmerEngrCorp.,NC[SE]JohnNigelStephens,LossPreventionCouncil,England[I]LynnK.Underwood,WausauHPREngr,WI[I]JohnJ.Walsh,UAJointApprenticeshipCommitteeLocal669,MD[L]CopyrightNFPARep.UnitedAssn.ofJourneymen/ApprenticesofPlumbing/PipeFittingAlternatesDonald“Don”D.Becker,MidlandAutomaticSprinklerCo.,Inc.,MO[IM](Alt.toR.J.Huggins)RaymondA.Grill,RolfJensen&Assoc.,Inc.,VA[SE](Alt.toE.H.Cote)KennethE.Isman,Nat’lFireSprinklerAssn.,NY[M](Alt.toR.P.Fleming)GeorgeE.Laverick,UnderwritersLaboratoriesInc.,IL[RT](Alt.toK.M.Bell)DonatoA.PirroE.,ElectroSistemasDePanama,S.A.,Panama[M](Alt.toJ.R.Baz)WilliamE.Wilcox,FactoryMutualResearchCorp.,MA[I](Alt.toJ.B.Hankins,Jr.)NonvotingEdwardK.Budnick,HughesAssoc.,Inc.,MD[SE]RolfH.Jensen,Belleair,FL[SE](MemberEmeritus)WilliamE.Koffel,Jr.,KoffelAssoc.Inc.,MD[SE]KennethW.Linder,HSBIndustrialRiskInsurers,CT[I]ChristopherT.Lummus,InsuranceServicesOffice,Inc.,TX[I]DanielMadrzykowski,U.S.Nat’lInst.ofStandards&Technology,MD[RT]PeterPapavasiliou,EngrProfessionals,Ltd,IL[SE]J.WilliamSheppard,GeneralMotorsCorp.,MI[U]MiloshT.Puchovsky,NFPAStaffLiaisonThislistrepresentsthemem