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Design & Estimate

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Fire Protection
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System
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P Supplying Water for Fire Protection
L Systems:
• The Elevated Water Tank
U • The Underground Water Reservoir
M Types of Fire Protection Systems:
• Dry Standpipe System
B
• Wet Standpipe System
I • Wet Standpipe System with Siamese
Connection
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• Automatic / Sprinkler System
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P Dry Standpipe System
L • No longer being utilized in new buildings,
provided other systems are employed
U (otherwise must be installed in buildings 4
levels or more)
M • The standpipe is a pipe installed in buildings
not as part of the water supply or waste
B disposal system but primarily for use as water
conveyor in case of fire
I • How it works: a standpipe is connected to the
building exterior (max ht.= 1.20M) for
N connection to fire department
• As much as possible, standpipes should be
G located in stairway landings
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P Wet Standpipe System
L • How it works: a piping network (line is
directly connected to the main water
U line) connects to all levels of a building
(at least 1 standpipe on each level)
M
B • Wet standpipes shall be constructed of
wrought iron or galvanized steel
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P Wet Standpipe System
L • The number of wet standpipes shall be
determined so that all portions of the
U building are within 6.00 meters of a
nozzle attached to a hose 23 meters
M long
B
• The minimum diameter for a wet
I standpipe is 51mm for those less than
15 meters from the fire service
N
connection. For those more than 15
G meters from the fire service connection,
the minimum diameter is 63mm
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P Wet Standpipe System
L • The number of wet standpipes shall be
determined so that all portions of the
U building are within 6.00 meters of a
nozzle attached to a hose 23 meters
M long
B
• The minimum diameter for a wet
I standpipe is 51mm for those less than
15 meters from the fire service
N
connection. For those more than 15
G meters from the fire service connection,
the minimum diameter is 63mm
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P Wet Standpipe System with Siamese
L Connection

U • How it works: a piping network directly

connected to the main water line,
M connects to all levels of a building;
B additionally, a Siamese Connection is
located outside the building for
I additional water supply
N
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P Automatic / Sprinkler System
L
• There are two general types of
U Automatic Sprinkler Systems: the
Automatic Wet and Automatic Dry
M
B
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N
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P Types of Sprinkler Heads
L Upright - used
above piping
U when piping is
M exposed

B Pendent -
projects through
I a finished ceiling
N when piping is
exposed
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P Types of Sprinkler Heads
L Upright - used
above piping
U when piping is
M exposed

B Pendent -
projects through
I a finished ceiling
N when piping is
exposed
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