You are viewing an archived code
Loading...
The suction pipe size to a fire pump shall be six inches for 500 and 750 gallons per minute pumps and eight inches for 1,000 and 1,500 gallons per minute pumps. This pipe shall be directly connected to the city main or suction source free from any meter (except a detector meter installed in a bypass around a check valve). The city connection shall be increased two inches if used for both domestic consumption and fire protection demands when the domestic service exceeds two inches in diameter.
(Prior code § 91-65; Amend Coun. J. 10-30-96, p. 31261, § 1)
The piping system shall consist of mains from the sources of supply, risers, branches and other piping to the hose outlets; it shall include the connection from the city main or other source to the suction of the pump. In addition to the source of supply inside of the building, there shall be one or more siamese connections at points outside of the building directly connected to the main for the use of the city fire department. The standpipe main from the source of supply shall be located in the lowest story of the building and shall be completely looped, without dead ends, when the building height exceeds 500 feet.
(Prior code § 91-67; Amend Coun. J. 10-30-96, p. 31261, § 1)
All piping used in standpipe systems shall be of materials and pressure ratings as specified in Sections 2-2.1 to 2-2.4, both inclusive, of N.F.P.A. Standard 14, Standard for the Installation of Standpipe and Hose Systems, 1993 Edition. Pipe fittings used in standpipe systems shall meet the requirements of Sections 2-3.1 and 2-3.3 of the above referenced N.F.P.A. Standard 14.
(Prior code § 91-68; Amend Coun. J. 10-30-96, p. 31261, § 1)
Loading...