Description

• Projects in this scope area may include: repairing and/or replacing a standpipe system, including installing new standpipe cabinets, alarm components, system panels and communicators, piping, shut-off valves, booster pumps/motors, and controllers. The full, detailed scope of work for this project including any additional work areas will be updated here after alignment with project stakeholders through scoping and design activities.

Baseline

• Standpipe systems shall be installed in accordance with the NYC Building Code, NYC Fire Code, NFPA 14, and other applicable NFPA standards. 
• Per NFPA 14, standpipe systems are required in buildings more than four stories in height or with an occupancy that requires an additional level of protection, such as assembly occupancies, high-rise buildings, and hazardous occupancies.
• NFPA 14 requires that hose connections be provided at various building locations, including exits and stairwells. In addition, hose connections must be of a type and size that is compatible with the hose used by the fire department and must be located in a location that is easily accessible to firefighters.
• Each standpipe cabinet shall be conspicuously identified.
• Where a “break glass”-type protective cover for a latching device is provided, the device provided to break the glass panel shall be attached in the immediate area of the break glass panel and shall be arranged so that the device cannot be used to break other glass panels in the cabinet door.
• The valve to an individual hose connection.
• Each rack or storage facility for hose shall be provided with a label that shall include operating instructions.
• One Fire Department Connections (FDC) shall be provided for each 300 feet (91.4 m) of exterior building wall or fraction thereof facing upon each street or public space.
• Inspector’s test valves, drain valves,
• Pressure-Regulating Devices
• An approved pressure gauge shall be installed at each discharge pipe from the fire pump and the public waterworks, and at the top of each standpipe.
• Waterflow and Supervisory Alarms. Alarm and supervisory devices shall be installed in accordance with NFPA 72.
• Gauges are required in numerous portions of standpipe systems. They provide a pressure reading during testing conditions and assess the normal operating pressure of the system. Gauge locations include: At the top of each standpipe (required), at every water supply connection (required), Upstream or downstream of any master pressure regulating assembly (required), Above and below each alarm check valve, deluge valve, backflow preventer, or system riser check valve (required)  
• Installation of the corresponding Signs.
• Projects requiring standpipe systems should make sure the following scope is included in specifications or drawings:
  • Pipe and Fittings
  • Pipe Hangers and Supports
  • Hose Valves
  • Fire Hose
  • Identification Signs
  • Waterflow Test Connection
  • Main Drains
  • Sleeves in Masonry and Concrete Walls, Floors, and Roofs
  • Fire Department Connections
  • Alarm Valves
  • Water Motor Alarms
  • Pressure Switch
  • Waterflow Detector
  • Fire Hose Cabinets
  • Valve Tamper Switch
  • Fire Pumps
  • Backflow Preventer
  • Gauges
  • Post indicating Valve

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Last Updated on October 10, 2024 at 2:17 pm