NFPA 286 and Bathroom Stalls
NFPA 286 and Bathroom Stalls
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Hello everyone,
I am hoping someone can shed some light on the testing protocl of the bathroom plastic partition for the NFPA 286 corner test. The question at hand is whether the plastic parition can be mounted as its intended use or does it have to be monuted directly to the test room walls. The partition is not part of the wall but rather uses the wall as its support member. The procedure has some vagueness to it and is unclear as to accurate way of mounting the test specimen based on its intended use.
Any input would be greatly appreciated.
Regards,
Mike
I am hoping someone can shed some light on the testing protocl of the bathroom plastic partition for the NFPA 286 corner test. The question at hand is whether the plastic parition can be mounted as its intended use or does it have to be monuted directly to the test room walls. The partition is not part of the wall but rather uses the wall as its support member. The procedure has some vagueness to it and is unclear as to accurate way of mounting the test specimen based on its intended use.
Any input would be greatly appreciated.
Regards,
Mike





RE: NFPA 286 and Bathroom Stalls
RE: NFPA 286 and Bathroom Stalls
Are you familiar with this test and its procedures?
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RE: NFPA 286 and Bathroom Stalls
RE: NFPA 286 and Bathroom Stalls
I just want to be clear with the mounting procedure since testing labs will want to mount the plastic panels directly on the gypsum walls and form a corner with the material for the fire corner test, at least is how they have read the verbage on the testing procedure. Any input as to reliable testing labs that have the ability to perform the procedure.
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RE: NFPA 286 and Bathroom Stalls
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RE: NFPA 286 and Bathroom Stalls
You should contact Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio, TX. They have a very well designed and reputable fire testing laboratory. They are generally less expensive than some of the brand name fire testing labs.
RE: NFPA 286 and Bathroom Stalls
Assuming that the panels can be mounted in their final installation configuration, would the corner fire test be conducted with a plastic panel perpendicular to the gypsum board wall ( basically 1 side is plastic and the other side of the corner is teh gypsum wall), since that is how the final field installation would be configured. Or does both walls have to consist of the same plastic material for testing? I hope you understand what I am asking or trying to carify.
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RE: NFPA 286 and Bathroom Stalls
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RE: NFPA 286 and Bathroom Stalls