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Laundry chute in SFD
- Thread starter Plumb-bob
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Whoops. Just noted that this is in the Canada side of the forum.
Answer above is ICC based... but I can't imagine that our northern neighbor would go so far as to address this.
Thanks. I had a good look in our code and could not find anything. Just nice to touch base with others, even for big-picture reasoning.
Mac Moonfire
SAWHORSE
Never came across one on the job. I don't think of any code-related item.
How about a slide from one level to the other, hidden passages, or a fireman's pole? Did anyone come across that? *chuckle chuckle*
How about a slide from one level to the other, hidden passages, or a fireman's pole? Did anyone come across that? *chuckle chuckle*
tmurray
SAWHORSE
Slides, laundry chutes, open stairwells, interconnected floor spaces. Because there is no fire separation between stories in dwelling units, these are unregulated.
I did encounter one. It was a leap from the opening to the pole. I mentioned that leap to the fireman and he said that they are not allowed to use any pole due to workman's comp claims. I asked why have a pole at all and was told that the civilians that tour the station expect to see a pole. Not an inexpensive waste of money.