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S13 standpipe test Questions and Correct
Answers
Which option best describes a the term: Operational Ans: Water
availability
An Automatic Standpipe System is Ans: 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 Ans: supplementary source of water for a
standpipe and/or sprinkler system.
Control Valve Ans: 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.
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Branch line Ans: A pipe system, generally in a horizontal plane,
connecting not more than
one hose connection with a standpipe.
___ is known as a Deficiency Ans: A condition in which the
application of the component is not within its designed limits or
specifications.
Discharge Device Ans: A device designed to discharge water or
foam-water solution in a predetermined, fixed, or adjustable
pattern.
What is a Dry Standpipe? Ans: 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 Ans: designing a raised
series of beams (usually steel) bearing on posts or bearing walls to
support mechanical equipment (usually on a roof
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top).
Fire Department Connection Ans: 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 Ans: 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 Ans: 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.
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S13 standpipe test Questions and Correct
Answers
Which option best describes a the term: Operational Ans: Water
availability
An Automatic Standpipe System is Ans: 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 Ans: supplementary source of water for a
standpipe and/or sprinkler system.
Control Valve Ans: 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.
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Branch line Ans: A pipe system, generally in a horizontal plane,
connecting not more than
one hose connection with a standpipe.
___ is known as a Deficiency Ans: A condition in which the
application of the component is not within its designed limits or
specifications.
Discharge Device Ans: A device designed to discharge water or
foam-water solution in a predetermined, fixed, or adjustable
pattern.
What is a Dry Standpipe? Ans: 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 Ans: designing a raised
series of beams (usually steel) bearing on posts or bearing walls to
support mechanical equipment (usually on a roof
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top).
Fire Department Connection Ans: 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 Ans: 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 Ans: 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.
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