CLEVELAND – Good news for contractors: BlazeMaster® Fire Sprinkler Systems’ listing for use in exposed basement application has been revised, offering enhanced design flexibility and greater convenience.

BlazeMaster’s UL Listing has been updated so that the requirements for solid wood match the requirements of the composite listing for unfinished basements. The critical changes for solid wood are the following: 

• Increased maximum sprinkler spacing  along the joists from 12 to 16 feet

• Increased maximum sprinkler spacing across the joists from 12 to 14 feet

• Increased joist spacing from 16 to 24 inches

• Increased maximum ceiling height from 8 to 10 feet

All of these changes enable additional design flexibility for installers, boosting the overall efficiency and cost-effectiveness of a BlazeMaster system installation—all without sacrificing performance.

“This update is further proof that BlazeMaster systems are listed and approved for more applications than any other non-metallic system,” said Mark Knurek, regional market manager, Lubrizol CPVC. “This listing is exclusive to BlazeMaster and is a testament to BlazeMaster as maintaining the highest pipe and fitting cell classes in the industry. It’s just one of the many advantages our brand can offer.” 

Celebrating 30 years of fire protection throughout 2014, BlazeMaster Fire Sprinkler Systems have an established history of offering dependable, cost-effective solutions for the fire protection industry throughout various occupancies and applications. BlazeMaster systems continue to deliver—unmatched research and development, technical expertise, global capabilities, and a dedicated network of manufacturing partners. It all adds up to give you MORE INSIDE™. 

About Lubrizol CPVC

The Lubrizol Corporation is the innovator and world leader in chlorinated polyvinyl chloride (CPVC) resins and compounds. Our high performance and low-combustibility CPVC technology can be found in FlowGuard® Pipe & Fittings, BlazeMaster® Fire Sprinkler Systems and Corzan® Industrial Systems designed for a wide variety of applications including plumbing, fire protection and industrial piping. Backed by robust research and development capabilities and the technical expertise of our piping systems consultants, billions of feet of our CPVC piping systems have been installed globally. For more information, visit www.lubrizolcpvc.com.

About The Lubrizol Corporation

The Lubrizol Corporation, a Berkshire Hathaway company, is a technology-driven global company that combines complex, specialty chemicals to optimize the quality, performance and value of customers’ products while reducing their environmental impact.  It produces and supplies technologies to customers in the global transportation, industrial and consumer markets.  These technologies include lubricant additives for engine oils, other transportation-related fluids and industrial lubricants, as well as additives for gasoline and diesel fuel.  In addition, Lubrizol makes ingredients and additives for home care and personal care products and pharmaceuticals, and specialty materials, including plastics technology and performance coatings in the form of specialty resins and additives.

With headquarters in Wickliffe, Ohio, Lubrizol owns and operates manufacturing facilities in 17 countries, as well as sales and technical offices around the world.  Founded in 1928, Lubrizol has approximately 7,500 employees worldwide.  Revenues for 2013 were $6.4 billion.  For more information, visit Lubrizol.com.