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15-16-420  Hand hose connections.
   Hand hose to be used for fire protection only may be attached to sprinkler pipes. The pipe and valve supplying the hose shall be not less than one inch and not larger than one and one-half inch. The hose shall not be larger than one and one-half inch. The nozzle orifice shall not be larger than one-half inch except that an adjustable spray nozzle may be used. Hand hose shall not be connected to pipe less than two and one-half inches unless the system has been hydraulically designed to include the water discharged from the hose at the point where the hose is connected to the system. Hand hose shall not be connected to a dry system.
(Prior code §  91-26; Amend Coun. J. 10-30-96, p. 31216, § 1)