ABSTRACT
W ITHOUT pipe hangers to support sprinkler piping, thereis no fire sprinkler system. Hangers are every bit as important to the overall physical system as are fittings, pipe, and valves. A common blunder made by the beginning designer is to ignore this fact completely. As a result, his plan may show routed piping depicted in an area where there is nothing of any structural strength from which to hang pipe. Hence, the designer must always be cognizant of his strategy for pipe hanging on a given project and how that will affect his system design.
