UFC 3-600-01
17 April 2003
with change 16 January 2004
6-29.1
Fire Resistant Construction. For Navy projects provide 2-hour
fire resistant construction for all elevator hoistways.
Exception: Existing buildings that are being renovated, with
existing elevator shafts not being modified and that do not require 2-hour rated
fire resistant construction in accordance with the IBC.
6-29.2
addressable fire alarm system smoke detectors with auxiliary contacts or control
modules at:
All elevator lobbies.
All elevator machine rooms.
Top of the hoistway. (Only if sprinklers are provided at the top of
the hoistway.)
6-29.2.1
Activation of any elevator machine room, hoistway, or lobby smoke
detector must activate the building fire alarm system and send the affected
elevators to the designated floor.
6-29.2.2
Activation of a lobby smoke detector must cause the Firefighter's
Service visual signal to constantly illuminate in any elevator cab that serves the
affected lobby. Activation of an elevator machine room or hoistway smoke
detector must cause the Firefighter's Service visual signal to illuminate
intermittently (flash) in any elevator cab which has equipment located in the
affected machine room or hoistway, as required by ASME A17.1.
6-29.3
automatic sprinkler system, provide sprinkler(s) with sprinkler guard(s) in the
machine room(s). Provide a supervised shut-off valve, check valve, flow switch,
and test valve in the sprinkler line supplying the machine room(s). These items
must be located outside of and adjacent to the machine room(s). Actuation of
the flow switch must remove power to the elevator(s), served by that machine
room, by shunt trip breaker operation. The flow switch must have no time delay.
See Table 6-5 and Figure 6-7.
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