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S13 STANDPIPE TEST QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS (100% PA SS)
Question : Automatic Standpipe System
Correct Answer : 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.
Question : Auxiliary Water Supply
Correct Answer : Supplementary Source Of Water For A
Standpipe And/Or Sprinkler System.
Question : Control Valve
Correct Answer : 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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Question : Branch Line
Correct Answer : A Pipe System, Generally In A
Horizontal Plane, Connecting Not More Than One Hose Connection With A Standpipe.
Question : Deficiency
Correct Answer : A Condition In Which The
Application Of The Component Is Not Within Its Designed Limits Or Specifications.
Question : Fire Hose Outlet And Release Rack
Correct Answer : A Water Supply Control Valve
Intended To Be Operated By Actuation Of An Automatic Detection System That Is Installed In The Same Area As The Discharge Devices. Each Deluge Valve Is Intended To Be Capable Of Automatic And Manual Operation.Deluge Systems Are Suitable For Hazardous Occupancies. This Includes Buildings In Which Flammable Liquids Or Other Hazardous Materials Are Handled Or Stored.
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Question : Discharge Device
Correct Answer : A Device Designed To Discharge
Water Or Foam-Water Solution In A Predetermined, Fixed, Or Adjustable Pattern. Examples Include, But Are Not Limited To, Sprinklers, Spray Nozzles, And Hose Nozzles.
Question : Dry Standpipe
Correct Answer : A Standpipe System Designed To
Have Piping Contain Water Only When The System Is Being Utilized (No Automatic Water Supply.)
Question : Dunnage
Correct Answer : Rooftop Dunnage Involves Designing
A Raised Series Of Beams (Usually Steel) Bearing On Posts Or Bearing Walls To Support Mechanical Equipment (Usually On A Roof Top).
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Question : Fire Department Connection
Correct Answer : 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.)
Question : Fire Hose
Correct Answer : 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.
Question : Fire Hydrant
Correct Answer : A Valve Connection On A Water
Supply System Having One Or More Outlets And That Is