1 Scope

1.1 These requirements cover automatic sprinklers including conventional, spray, sidewall, extended coverage, residential, certain specific application sprinklers and storage sprinklers including early suppression fast response (ESFR) intended for installation on sprinkler systems for fire-protection service. Requirements for the installation and use of sprinklers are included in the National Building Code of Canada, Standards for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems, NFPA 13; Installation of Sprinkler Systems in One- and Two-Family Dwellings and Manufactured Homes, NFPA 13D; and Installation of Sprinkler Systems in Low-Rise Residential Occupancies, NFPA 13R; as well as other applicable NFPA Standards.

1.2 The requirements in this standard are not intended to restrict the application of representative fire and other tests for special sprinklers, as referenced in Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems, NFPA 13, that are intended to provide protection for specific fire hazards.

Summary of Topics

This revision of ANSI/CAN/UL/ULC 199 dated February 4, 2025 includes a new exception to inlet thread size, 8.1; revisions to residential sprinklers using polymeric material, 13.3, 60.5; revisions to include sidewall ECOH sprinklers, 54.6 (title), 54.7.1, Table 54.5, 54.7.2, 54.7.2A, 54.7.2B, Table 55.2, 55.2.2.1, and 55.2.3.1; and an alternative for marking sprinkler escutcheons, 59.10.