Fire Sprinkler System Riser Diagram

Automatic sprinkler system risers fire pumps and controllers shall be provided with ready access.

Fire sprinkler system riser diagram. To account for the required residual pressure at the 24th floor while maintaining a pressure below 175 psi on the lower floors a two zone low pressure and high pressure system utilizing a single fire pump was designed for the building. Telephone data equipment closets and riser diagram. A vane type flow switch can be used just like on a straight pipe riser system. Fire sprinkler risers are in a sense where the plumbing outside a building ends and a fire sprinkler system begins.

Then it conveys that water to the network of pipes running to fire sprinkler heads. However one of the benefits of the alarm valve is that it allows the waterflow switch to be installed or replaced without draining the sprinkler system. Nfpa 13 2002 8 16 2 2 2007 16 8 17 2 2 2019 16. Otherwise known as an fdc or siamese connection since there are two inlets on the connection this connection is located on the exterior of the building.

Provide a 3 0 clearance around fire sprinkler riser for minimum access. Fire alarm riser diagram. St d5020 3 motor control center anchorage under structural above st g4010 01. Connection used by the fire department to pump water into the fire sprinkler or standpipe system to supplement the building s water supply.

Provide pipe hangers and sway bracing on all fire sprinkler system piping and equipment per nfpa 13 as. Where located in a fire pump room or automatic sprinkler system riser room the door shall be permitted to be locked provided the key is available at all times. Each riser taps into a permanent source of water such as a pipe connected to the city water system a water tank or reservoir. All valves shall be a max.

On any sprinkler system that does not meet exceptions for being inaccessible large capacity deluge systems or single story buildings not over 2 000 sqft 185 sq m. 8 fire department connection. Dry pipe sprinkler system february 12 2010 page i. Listed central station for flow tamper and trouble.

System description the dry pipe sprinkler system is a fire protection system that utilizes water as an extinguishing agent while the system piping from the dry pipe valve to the automatic fusible sprinklers is filled with pressurized air or nitrogen. Allows the fire department to supply supplementary pressure and flow to the system during a fire event. Fire sprinkler system to be electronically monitored by u l. This system is a modification to the one detailed in nfpa 14 figure a 7 1 b.

Field verify system design and layout prior to fabrication or installation. Of 7 0 a f f. Riser key notes 1 5 0 ductile iron stub out feed 2 thrust block.