Sprin kler 142 L
May 27, 1999
TECH NI CAL DATA
Microfast
®
MODEL M-5
RES I DEN TIAL HOR I ZON TAL
SIDE WALL SPRIN KLER
Sprin kler
Tem per a ture
Clas si fi ca tion
Nom i nal Sprin kler
Tem per a ture Rat ing
(Fusing Point)
Ceil ing Tem per a ture at Sprin kler
Max i mum Am bi ent
Tem per a ture Al lowed
1
Max i mum Rec om mended
Am bi ent Tem per a ture
2
Bulb Color
Ordinary
155 °F (68 °C)
135 °F (46 °C)
100 °F (38 °C)
Red
Intermediate
175 °F (79 °C)
155 °F (68 °C)
150 °F (65 °C)
Yellow
Sprin kler Fin ishes: Brass, Bright Brass, Chrome-Enloy
®
(pat ents pend ing), White (paint), and Na vajo White (paint)
1
Based on Na tional Fire Pre ven tion and Con trol Ad min is tra tion, Con tract No. 7-34860.
2
Based on NFPA-13. Other lim its may ap ply de pend ing on fire load ing, sprin kler lo ca tion, and other re quire ments of the Au thor ity Hav ing
Ju ris dic tion. Re fer to spe cific in stal la tion stan dards.
De flec tor Style
NPT Thread Size
Nom i nal Or i fice
Nom i nal K-Factor
Over all Length
Base Part
Num ber
3
Inch
mm
Inch
mm
US
met ric
9
Inch
mm
Hor i zon tal Sidewall
½
15
½
15
5.5
7,9
2.75
69,9
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Ap proval Chart
Microfast
®
Model M-5
Res i den tial Hor i zon tal Side wall Sprin kler
(Re fer to Fig ures 1 and 2 on pages 142 m-n.)
Smooth, Flat, Hor i zon tal Ceil ings, or Sloped Ceil ings with Sprin klers at Peak Spraying Down the Slope
Max i mum Areas
of Cov er age
6,7
Width x Length
Min i mum Wa ter Sup ply Re quire ments
List ings
4
Sin gle Sprin kler
Two or More Sprin klers
UL
5
C-UL
8
12' x 12'
(3,7 m x 3,7 m)
21.0 gpm @ 14.6 psi
(79,5 L/min @ 101,0 kPa
15.0 gpm @ 7.4 psi
(56,8 L/min @ 51,0 kPa
A1X
A1X
14' x 14'
(4,3 m x 4,3 m)
22.0 gpm @ 16.0 psi
(83,3 L/min @ 110,0 kPa
17.0 gpm @ 9.6 psi
(63,4 L/min @ 66,0 kPa
A1X
A1X
16' x 16'
(4,9 m x 4,9 m)
24.0 gpm @ 19.0 psi
(90,9 L/min @ 131,0 kPa
21.0 gpm @ 14.6 psi
(79,5 L/min @ 101,0 kPa
A1X
A1X
16' x 18'
(4,9 m x 5,5 m)
27.0 gpm @ 24.1 psi
(102,2 L/min @ 166,0 kPa
22.0 gpm @ 16.0 psi
(83,3 L/min @ 110,0 kPa
A1X
A1X
16' x 20'
(4,9 m x 6,1 m)
32.0 gpm @ 33.9 psi
(121,1 L/min @ 234,0 kPa
30.0 gpm @ 29.8 psi
(113,6 L/min @ 206,0 kPa
A1X
A1X
Sloped Ceil ings with Sprin klers at Side Spraying Across the Slope
Max i mum Area
of Cov er age
6,7
Width x Length
Min i mum Wa ter Sup ply Re quire ments
List ings
4
Sin gle Sprin kler
Two or More Sprin klers
UL
5
C-UL
8
12' x 12'
(3,7 m x 3,7 m)
21.0 gpm @ 14.6 psi
(79,5 L/min @ 101,0 kPa
15.0 gpm @ 7.4 psi
(56,8 L/min @ 51,0 kPa
A1X
A1X
16' x 16'
(4,9 m x 4,9 m)
24.0 gpm @ 19.0 psi
(90,9 L/min @131,0 kPa
21.0 gpm @ 14.6 psi
(79,5 L/min @ 101,0 kPa
A1X
A1X
Ap proved
Tem per a tures
A - 155 °F (68 °C) and
175 °F (79 °C)
Ap proved Fin ishes
1 - Brass, Bright Brass, Chrome-
Enloy
®
, White (paint), and
Na vajo White (paint)
Ap proved Es cutch eons
X - Stan dard sur face-mounted es cutch eons or Microfast
®
Model F-1
Ad just able Es cutch eon
10
, or re cessed with the Micromatic
®
Model
E-1 Ad just able Re cessed Es cutch eon
Foot notes
3
Base part num ber shown. For com plete part num ber, see price list.
4
This chart shows the list ings and ap prov als avail able at the time of print ing. Other ap prov als are in pro cess. Check with man u fac turer for
any ad di tional ap prov als.
5
List ing is for res i den tial oc cu pan cies with smooth, flat, hor i zon tal ceil ings and ceil ings with slopes up to a 6/12 (26.6°) pitch. See Foot notes
6, 7, and 8.
6
Listed area of cov er age mea sured along ceil ing. Con sult Fig ures 1 and 2 on pages 142 m-n, and "Res i den tial In stal la tion Guide" para-
graphs that per tain to sprin klers with list ings for both smooth, flat, hor i zon tal ceil ings
and sloped ceil ings for in stal la tion de tails.
7
For ar eas of cov er age smaller than shown, use the "Min i mum Wa ter Sup ply Re quire ment" for the next larger area listed. Flows and pres-
sures listed are per sprin kler.
8
Listed by Un der writers Lab o ra tories Inc. for use in Can ada.
9
Met ric K-factor shown is for use when pres sure is mea sured in kPa. When pres sure is mea sured in BAR, mul ti ply the met ric K-factor
shown by 10.0.
10
The Microfast
®
Model F-1 Ad just able Es cutch eon is con sid ered a sur face-mounted es cutch eon be cause it does not al low the fus ible ele-
ment of the sprin kler to be re cessed be hind the face of the wall or ceil ing.
Ta ble
1
KEY
Tem per a ture
Fin ish
A1X
Es cutch eon (if ap pli ca ble)
OBSOLETE
