TB 12 Automatic Fire Sprinklers Flashcards
What the most important fire protection device? NFPA
Automatic fire sprinklers
What percent of all fires in sprinklered buildings are extinguished or held in check by sprinklers?
96%
When shall companies hook up and pump into inlets?
As soon as the need is evident
NBFU states you should lay how many 2 1/2 lines to connections?
2
Deliver _____ psi or inlets if no fire is showing?
100psi
Deliver ____ psi or the inlets if a number heads and fire showing?
150psi
What size line can normally sufficiently extinguish a building fire that has sprinklers?
1 1/2 line
Junior sprinkler system is supplied by what type of pipe?
1” brass pipe
Do junior sprinkler systems have FD connections and drain valves?
No
What size and type of pipe is connected to the sprinklers?
3/4” or 1”
What size sprinkler heads are in junior sprinkler system?
1/4” or 3/8”