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1/2 hour rated wall penetrations

retire09

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709.3 exceptions allow for 1/2 hr rated walls yet all penetrations still require fire sealing.

Does anyone have 1/2 rated systems or are 1 hr methods still the minimum allowed in these walls?

It seems that fire caulks, collars, dampers etc all start with 1 hour.
 
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