(a) Upon the completion of a standpipe installation, and at least once every two (2) years thereafter, every standpipe installation shall be tested in the presence of a representative of the Division of Fire assigned to witness such test.
(b) At the time of installation, standpipe systems shall be tested and proved tight at a hydrostatic pressure at least twenty-five percent (25%) in excess of the highest normal working pressure to which they will be subjected.
(c) Periodic tests thereafter on wet standpipes shall be made with hose provided by the Division and shall be flow tests made from the topmost outlet in the building.
(d) No periodic tests shall be required of dry standpipes, but these shall be regularly inspected to verify their availability for immediate use.
(Ord. No. 991-49. Passed 6-27-49, eff. 6-27-49)