Fire pump buildings or rooms enclosing diesel engine pump drivers and day tanks must be protected with an automatic sprinkler system.
Fire pump room sprinkler protection.
Some of the pump room or pump house features necessary to protect the pump assembly and satisfy nfpa 20.
Protection of fire pump room according to nfpa 20.
Fire pumps and their associated equipment can cost from 20 000 to more than 1 000 000 when suction tanks are required and since they are complex pieces of machinery that are vital to the operation of these.
Most times we see automatic sprinkler protection see table below for fire separation with and without sprinkler protection.
Standard for the installation of stationary pumps for fire protection protects life and property by providing r equirements for the installation of fire pumps to ensure that systems will work as intended to deliver adequate and reliable water supplies in a fire emergency.
4 13 1 4 fire pump buildings or rooms with electric drivers.
Nfpa 20 4 12 6 ventilation.
4 13 1 3 fire pump buildings or rooms with diesel engines.
Where located in a fire pump room or automatic sprinkler system riser room the door shall be permitted to be locked provided the key is available at all times.
Ventilating a diesel fire pump takes a lot more than an electric driven pump.
Automatic sprinkler system risers fire pumps and controllers shall be provided with ready access.
4 12 1 3 fire pump buildings or rooms with diesel engines.
Table 4 12 1 1 2 equipment protection but if you have a diesel driven pump you will need sprinklers in the room see below.
In case of fire in the pump room it happens with diesel engines the sprinkler protection will limit the fire spread and will reduce the time out of service for the pump.
Provision shall be made for ventilation of a pump room or pump house.
Fire pump buildings or rooms enclosing diesel engine pump drivers and day tanks shall be protected with an automatic sprinkler system installed in accordance with nfpa 13 as an extra hazard group 2 occupancy.