We have about 5 kitchen hoods in a restaurant, all connected to Ansul systems, then tying into a Halton pollution control unit. Halton is stating we need a fire protection system inside the ductwork within 15’ from it's unit. Who typically designs this system and would it be another Ansul system? The fire protection engineer of record only does water...
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A project that contains a light hazard office space with a dry-pipe sprinkler system, and a 900 sqft area with sloped ceilings (about a 5/12 pitch). Per NFPA 13, the remote area should increase by 30% for the dry system (NFPA 13-2013 Section 11.2.3.2.5) and another 30% for the slope (NFPA 13-2013 Section 11.2.3.2.4). However, does the fact that only 900 sqft of the entire remote area is sloped impact the overall size of the remote area at all? Curious in other's opinions.
Note: This is a Daily Discussion question submitted anonymously to us. Submit a Question or Discuss This Here. When can a fire sprinkler main simply run parallel to and directly underneath structure (such as an open-web joist), and when must is be located in-between joists and hung with trapeze hangers?
Note: This is a Daily Discussion question submitted anonymously to us. Submit a Question or Discuss This Here. NFPA 13 does not clearly identify a required safety factor for hydraulically designed fire sprinkler systems. What safety factors are commonly required by jurisdictions in your area?
Note: This is a Daily Discussion question submitted anonymously to us. Submit a Question or Discuss This Here. What do you coordinate or ask the authority having jurisdiction about fire department connections to make sure your design meets their needs?
Note: This is a question submitted anonymously to us (you can submit any question here) as part of our Daily Discussion series. Discuss your take on this question here. How do fire sprinkler systems address water hammer?
Note: This is a question submitted anonymously to us (you can submit any question here) as part of our new Daily Discussion series. Discuss your take on this question here. For small building renovations, when do you (as a review engineer or AHJ) require hydraulic calculations to be provided?
Note: This is a question submitted anonymously to us (you can submit any question here) as part of our new Daily Discussion series. Discuss your take on this question here. When conducting means of egress calculations, is there a standard way to round? For instance, if the square footage of a room suggests 48.1 people, is the occupant load always rounded (conservatively) to 49 people? Or does rounding follow standard convention, where 0.50 and up rounds up, and everything below rounds down?
Note: This is a question submitted anonymously to us (you can submit any question here) as part of our new Daily Discussion series. Discuss your take on this question here. Is there an easy way to recognize the fire alarm circuit class: A, B, C, D, E, N, or X? That is, is there a way to determine the class, just by looking at the diagram or plan of the circuit?
Note: This is a question submitted anonymously to us (you can submit any question here) as part of our new Daily Discussion series. Discuss this question here. It happened again this year. In talking with a colleague about studying for the PE Exam this October this week, he expressed regret about just now getting materials in line to begin to tackle exam prep. I can completely sympathize as beginning the slow climb of the PE mountain can seem daunting, and I felt exactly the same way when I started preparing for the exam.
Perhaps the beginning of the SFPE Online Review Course this past week signals the official start of PE Prep season, or maybe it is because here we jumped the gun a little early this year and have a handful of practice problems already published. But late start? Come on, it's the middle of July! Over half of our surveyed examinees from last year didn't even begin to study until July & August. Does it hurt to get started studying earlier in the year? No, of course not. But in no way does beginning exam prep in July and August doom someone to fail the exam. One of the most common questions that we hear is simply "how much time or effort does it really take to pass the exam?" And the answer is 182 hours. No, no, just kidding. As we detail in the 2017 Prep Guide of course there's not a precise answer as it varies between each person's experience level, test taking ability, and the effort and quality of practice. While the amount of time studying is important, the quality of preparation and intentional practice can be far more important. What we set to create this year was a way to check how your prep effort is comparing, in real time, to others who are taking the test this fall. Passing the exam is not a simple "the top 62% will pass" each year, but in retrospect if someone happens to land somewhere in that top range, it is probably a safe bet he or she will pass the exam. The Weekly Exam Series helps to answer the need for additional practice, simulates the pace of the exam, and finally offers some indication of "am I preparing well enough?". If you are a new user and considering joining, do know that July is a perfect time to get started. We're offering a free, no-strings-attached 2 week trial for new users if you sign up this July. Just select the 2-Week Trial on our Weekly Exams page here. Please do know that it is certainly not too late to get started preparing for the PE Exam. We are thrilled you're here. Welcome to the 2017 PE Prep Season! While that's not actually a real term, we do get excited around here about it. If you're preparing for the Fire Protection PE Exam this fall, you have come to the right spot. If you're hanging around to quiz yourself or are just interested in the content, you are also most certainly welcome!
We plan to issue PE Exam Sample Problems daily throughout this summer to (1) offer more practice to test preppers and to (2) test new problems and problem concepts. We greatly appreciate the continued feedback we receive on problems as they debut. Thanks for subscribing with us, we're glad you're here! When I was preparing for the Fire Protection PE Exam, I kept circling back to a handful of questions that I couldn't answer on my own (aside from everything egress-related). Where can I find more practice? Am I studying enough, or too little? If the top 60-70% of test examinees pass the test, where do I fit in?
After much debate and effort, we are happy to introduce the MeyerFire Weekly Exam new this year. The Weekly Exam is a series of timed 1-hour, 10-question simulated PE Exams offered weekly with instant grading and printable solutions emailed immediately following each exam. Have a little fun, practice consistently, track your improvement and your peer ranking week-to-week with our best method of simulating the actual test environment. We believe in this preparation tool so much that if you don't pass the PE Exam, we will pay for your same sessions next year for free! How does it work? Each week (on Monday) a 1-hour, 10-question exam is published for distribution. Users have one sitting to complete the timed exam, which can be taken anytime before midnight on the following Sunday. Immediately after taking the exam, full solutions are emailed to the user along with immediate grading. Once all the exams are scored, a results bell-curve is published on the PE Problems Blog on Monday, such that anyone who took that week's exam can see how they rank compared to others preparing for the exam at this exact point in time. When does it start? Our Week 1 Exam is live now. If you're in on the Weekly Exams, you can take this week's exam anytime now through Sunday at midnight. Learn More: Read more about the Weekly Exam series here. Back by popular demand, our daily PE Practice Problems are back this year! The free problems will be published daily and delivered via email starting Monday, June 19th to our practice problem subscribers. If you haven't already, subscribe today on the righthand side of our practice problem page to get the daily posts between June and October this year.
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If you haven't already, consider subscribing to the blog which will provide visual details and more in-depth study on focused fire protection subjects. This kicks off again in November. Thank you to those who have already provided feedback about the prep guide and the website, it is greatly appreciated. In the coming weeks I'll send a brief survey to gather constructive feedback so that all of these tools can be improved moving forward. Thanks and all the best to those taking the exam tomorrow! Joe Looking to post questions or collaborate with others studying for the Fire Protection P.E. Exam? Join our new private Facebook group available exclusively, for free, to those studying for this exam. Go to this link and simply 'request to join': https://www.facebook.com/groups/fireprotectionpeexam/
We are excited to announce that the 2016 MeyerFire PE Prep Guide has launched! ![]() Content The 2016 Prep Guide This Prep Guide is specifically designed to help you pass the 2016 Fire Protection Principles of Engineering (PE) Exam. It contains: + Over 150 of the most important formulas for the exam + Specific page references to 2016 referenced materials for variables, formulas, and example problems + Symbols list and unit conversion table + A full-length, 80 question, peer-reviewed sample PE exam with thoroughly worked solutions This guide does not contain introductory and overview learning material which is already available within the required reference materials. Instead, this prep guide provides the most critical formulas and practice to help you efficiently prepare for the exam and quickly capture solutions on the exam itself. We are excited to be back for the 2016 prep season to gear up for the Fire Protection PE Exam this fall. Last year we debuted 80 new sample exam questions posted on the website and sent to those who subscribed daily, followed by worked examples. We plan to do the same now through October with a fresh set of problems.
Additionally, we are greatly looking forward to the release of the 2016 MeyerFire PE Prep Guide on June 27th. Within it contains a full-length peer-reviewed practice exam and over 150 of the most important formulas with references specific to the 2016 exam. It was designed and built to be page-for-page the best help and value for taking this exam. More information will follow about the guide here and on our Blog. I would like to welcome you to this year's daily sample problem edition - please subscribe to the daily problems if you haven't already, and as always please feel more than welcome to post your solutions and discussion points in the comments section of the problem itself. Best of luck to you! |
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