Temperature Ratings
Classi
fi
cation
Sprinkler
Rating
Maximum
Ambient
Temperature
Frame
Color
°F
°C
°F
°C
Ordinary
Intermediate
High
165
212
286
74
100
141
100
150
225
38
66
107
Uncolored
White
Blue
Design Criteria
FM Approval Requirements
The Reliable Standard Response standard spray J168,
K-16.8 Upright Sprinkler is approved to be installed in ac-
cordance with FM Data Sheets 8-9 and 2-0. (FM guide-
lines may be different from UL and C-UL Listing criteria).
cULus Listing Requirements
The Reliable Standard Response J168 Upright Sprinkler
is cULus Listed for use in occupancy classifications up
to and including Extra-Hazard, for hydraulically calculated
wet or dry systems per NFPA 13, with a minimum operat-
ing pressure of 7 psi (48,3 kPa) in wet or dry systems. Use
the standard sprinkler positioning requirements and den-
sity/area sprinkler protection criteria provided in NFPA 13.
Also:
The J168 Sprinkler is cULus Listed for use in High-Piled
Storage Occupancies as defined in NFPA 13. This sprin-
kler may be used for the protection of solid piled, pallet-
ized, rack storage (single, double, multiple-row and por-
table), bin box, and shelf storage including, but not limited
to: encapsuled or unencapsulated Class I-IV and Group
A or B plastics, cartoned, expanded or unexpanded, as
well as exposed unexpanded. For hydraulically calculated
wet or dry systems per NFPA 13 with a minimum operat-
ing pressure of 7 psi (0,5 bar). Use the standard sprinkler
positioning requirements and density/area sprinkler pro-
tection criteria provided in NFPA 13 for High-Piled Storage
Occupancies.
Refer to NFPA 13 for specific requirements for various
combinations of building heights, storage heights, sprin-
kler- to-commodity clearance, storage arrangements,
commodity classifications, and lesser or greater required
design densities.
Note:
The J168 Sprinkler can be used in any application
or building height as allowed by NFPA13 or FM guide-
lines. The J168 is a standard response standard spray
sprinkler with a larger K factor to provide greater water
flows at lower pressures.
Special Application Finishes
Lead Plated
Wax-Coated
(1)(2)
Wax-Coated Over
Lead Plated
(1)(2)
165°F (74°C), 212°F (100°C) and 286°F (141°C)
Temp. Ratings
165°F (74°C) Clear Wax, 212°F (100°C)
Brown Wax.
165°F (74°C) Clear Wax, 212°F (100°C)
Brown Wax.
(1)
212°F (100°C) brown wax may be used on 286°F (141°C) sprinklers
when maximum ambient temperatures do not exceed 150°F (66°C).
(2)
Not FM Approved.
Caution:
The Reliable Standard Response J168 Upright
Sprinkler must be installed and maintained per the appli-
cation NFPA standards, as well as the standards of other
authorities having jurisdiction.
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