Josh s13 standpipe def
Alarm notification appliance - answer A fire alarm system component, such as a bell,
horn, speaker, light, text display or vibration device that issues an audible, tactile, and/or
visual alert
Auxiliary water supply - answersupplementary source of water for a standpipe system.
Branch line - answerA pipe system, generally in a horizontal plane, connecting not more
than
one hose connection with a standpipe.
central station - answerA facility that receives alarm signals from a protected premises
and retransmits or otherwise reports such alarm signals to the Fire Department.
Control Valve - answerA 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.
Combination Standpipe and Sprinkler System - answerA system where the water piping
services fire hose outlets for fire department use and outlets for automatic sprinklers.
Alarm signal - answerA signal indicating an emergency requiring immediate action, such
as a signal indicative of fire.
Automatic Ball Drip - answerAn automatic drain valve horizontally installed at the low
point in the piping between the lower check valve and the Fire Department connection
of automatic sprinkler systems. Water pressure from a Fire Department pumper
automatically closes this valve. It automatically re-opens when pressure ceases,
permitting this piping to drain and thereby preventing freezing.
Automatic Standpipe System - answerA 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.
OS&Y Valve - answerOutside stem and yoke valve- an indicating type of control valve
used for fire a standpipe system.
Curb valve - answera non indicating gate valve equipped with a cast iron extension box
flushed with a sidewalk with an operating nut of 1 1/4 inch, this valve is operated using a
special curb key wrench. This valve controls municipal water supply serving the
standpipe system.
Alarm notification appliance - answer A fire alarm system component, such as a bell,
horn, speaker, light, text display or vibration device that issues an audible, tactile, and/or
visual alert
Auxiliary water supply - answersupplementary source of water for a standpipe system.
Branch line - answerA pipe system, generally in a horizontal plane, connecting not more
than
one hose connection with a standpipe.
central station - answerA facility that receives alarm signals from a protected premises
and retransmits or otherwise reports such alarm signals to the Fire Department.
Control Valve - answerA 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.
Combination Standpipe and Sprinkler System - answerA system where the water piping
services fire hose outlets for fire department use and outlets for automatic sprinklers.
Alarm signal - answerA signal indicating an emergency requiring immediate action, such
as a signal indicative of fire.
Automatic Ball Drip - answerAn automatic drain valve horizontally installed at the low
point in the piping between the lower check valve and the Fire Department connection
of automatic sprinkler systems. Water pressure from a Fire Department pumper
automatically closes this valve. It automatically re-opens when pressure ceases,
permitting this piping to drain and thereby preventing freezing.
Automatic Standpipe System - answerA 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.
OS&Y Valve - answerOutside stem and yoke valve- an indicating type of control valve
used for fire a standpipe system.
Curb valve - answera non indicating gate valve equipped with a cast iron extension box
flushed with a sidewalk with an operating nut of 1 1/4 inch, this valve is operated using a
special curb key wrench. This valve controls municipal water supply serving the
standpipe system.
