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The use of drip or blow-off valves for draining fire services shall be allowed only in cases of absolute necessity, as determined by the Department, and in no case shall their installation be permitted unless furnished with a valve, which shall be approved and sealed by the Division of Water Distribution, and the end of every such pipe shall be exposed to view at all times. The size of drip or blow-off pipes shall be as approved by the Division of Water Distribution in each case.
A. Fire pipes, valves and other accessories which are part of the fire protection system shall be so installed as to be reasonably and safely accessible for purposes of inspection at all times, unless exposed to the weather, in which case minimum earth cover of sixty inches (60") or equivalent, shall be maintained.
B. The contractor performing work in the City, on new or existing fire systems, shall be licensed by the State of Ohio Fire Marshal and certified by the Department of Fire & Rescue. Contractors working outside the City shall be licensed by the State of Ohio Fire Marshal and are subject to the requirements of the governing fire authority. The Owner shall submit to the Division of Engineering Services for approval the name of the contractor(s) employed to install the system. Once approval is granted, the Owner or the Owner's contractor(s) shall notify the Division at least three (3) days in advance of any work on the system so an inspector may be assigned to the job on all underground installation. Charges for the inspection shall be paid in advance as required in Chapter 200 of these Rules and Regulations.
C. Termination of underground construction of the fire service will be at the first joint above the floor line. The Customer will be responsible for construction to this joint. The Division of Water Distribution will have jurisdiction of the inside internal fire system, from the connection of the City water main to the wall valve. The jurisdiction may extend beyond these limits where underground systems extend off the internal fire systems when not metered.
D. Any underground work completed without being inspected by the Division of Water Distribution or the Division of Engineering Services, may be subject to complete exposure or any other inspection, all at the Customer's expense, which the Department may deem necessary before water is furnished through the service.
A. All tanks, cisterns or reservoirs maintained for fire purposes shall be metered at the expense of the Owners of the Premises or parties supplied.
B. Where a riser is installed in a building to provide fire protection through hoses in racks, the supply of water must come from the metered line and be connected on the outlet side of the meter.
C. In cases where it is not feasible to take the riser from the metered line, such as the height of the building, etc., it may, with the approval of the Division of Water Distribution, be taken from the fire system on the outlet side of the fire pumps; however, a monthly charge will be made for each hose rack opening, equal to that charged for each private fire hydrant on a fire system.
D. All jockey pumps used to maintain pressure on an un-metered fire main shall be supplied from a metered source.
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