BOMA QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The most important component on a sprinkler system is? - Answer-A reliable source of water, sufficient volume of water and sufficient water pressure.
Connection between a given building fire protection system and the public water supply are controlled by? - Answer-P...
The most important component on a sprinkler system is? - Answer-A reliable source of
water, sufficient volume of water and sufficient water pressure.
Connection between a given building fire protection system and the public water supply
are controlled by? - Answer-Posts indicating valves
The class of a standpipe system is determined by? - Answer-GPM capacity, hose
connection size and personnel who uses it.
As to the content of portable fire extinguishers which of the following answers is not
correct? - Answer-Carbon monoxide
A class "A" fire is those of combustible materials such as wood, paper, cloth, where
cooling, soaking or cloaking the burning material essentials? - Answer-True
Class "A" fires are those flammable liquids, gases and greases which blanketing,
smothering or flame interruption effects is needed? - Answer-False
Class "C "fires of those involving energized electrical equipment where non-conductive
or extinguishing agents area essential? - Answer-True
Usually if a motor in a system feels hot and you think it is overloading you should not
open the flow valve further because? - Answer-Increase in flow will usually increase the
horsepower requirements.
Net positive suction head is? - Answer-The amount of absolute pressure actually
available at the suction inlet of the pump to force the liquid of the pump.
The seal has just been replaced and if the pump leak slightly at start up first? - Answer-
Allow the pump to continue to run for a short period of time and see the leak stops.
It is ever necessary to reduce the pump flow temporarily, do so by? - Answer-Throttling
the discharge.
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