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S13 standpipe test Questions Complete Solutions Exam Questions and Answers Which option best describes a the term: Operational - Answer- Water availability An Automatic Standpipe System is - Answer- A standpipe system that is attached to a water supply capable of supplying the system demand at ...

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Which option best describes a the term: Operational - Answer- Water availability

An Automatic Standpipe System is - Answer- A standpipe system that is attached to a

water supply capable of supplying the system demand at all times and that requires no

action other than opening a hose valve to provide water at hose connections.

Auxiliary water supply - Answer- supplementary source of water for a standpipe and/or

sprinkler system.

Control Valve - Answer- A valve controlling flow to water-based fire protection systems.

Control valves do not include hose valves, inspector's test valves, drain valves, trim

valves for dry pipe, pre-action and deluge valves, check valves, or relief valves.

Branch line - Answer- A pipe system, generally in a horizontal plane, connecting not

more than

one hose connection with a standpipe.

___ is known as a Deficiency - Answer- A condition in which the application of the

component is not within its designed limits or specifications.

Discharge Device - Answer- A device designed to discharge water or foam-water

solution in a predetermined, fixed, or adjustable pattern.

What is a Dry Standpipe? - Answer- A standpipe system designed to have piping

contain water only when the system is being utilized (No automatic water supply.)

, ____ is commonly refereed to as Dunnage - Answer- designing a raised series of

beams (usually steel) bearing on posts or bearing walls to support mechanical

equipment (usually on a roof

top).

Fire Department Connection - Answer- A connection , normally on the exterior of the

building, through which the fire department can pump supplemental water into the

sprinkler system, standpipe, or other system furnishing water for fire extinguishment to

supplement existing water supplies. (Formerly know as Siamese connection.)

Fire Hose - Answer- A flexible conduit constructed with one or more reinforcements

(Jackets), with or without a coating or covering but with an approved nonpermeable

lining, or with an inner reinforcement between a protective cover and an approved

nonpermeable lining.

Fire Hydrant - Answer- A valve connection on a water supply system having one or

more outlets and that is used to supply hose and fire department pumps with water.

Fire Pump - Answer- A pump that is a provider of liquid flow and pressure dedicated to

fire protection. A fire pump is a part of a fire standpipe system's water supply and can

be powered by electric, diesel or steam. The pump intake is either connected to the

public underground water supply piping or a static water source (e.g., tank, reservoir,

lake). The pump provides water flow at higher pressure and volume to the standpipe

system risers and hose standpipes.

A Fold is a ___ - Answer- A transverse bend (fold) occurring where the hose is

lengthwise double over on itself, as on a pin rack.

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