Re: 2006 IBC 2nd attempt

["ABLE1" <royboynospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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> Its covered by 1.5.6 in the 1999 edition and by 4.4.5 in the 2007 edition,
> there was and still is an option to use a heat detector if the environment
> was unsuitable for a smoke detector. The 2007 edition added that a
> detector was also required for notification appliance power extenders etc,
> but for some strange reason in the 2007 edition an exception was
> introduced to allow the omission of the detector for fully sprinklered
> buildings. I don't know where you are located but you should check with
> your local AHJ because some jurisdictions deleted that exception when
> adopting the code.
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> Doug

Got it, thanks.

Les