NFPA 13 Standard For Installation Of Sprinkler System
NFPA 13 Standard For Installation of Sprinkler System
Prepared By : Mehboob Shaikh
Standby Hose Stations Connected to Sprinkler Systems
• NFPA 13 allows small (1½ in.) and large (2½ in.) hose connections to be connected to fire sprinkler systems. Such connections are considered a part of the fire sprinkler system, not a standpipe system.
• The purpose of a standby hose connection is to provide the user with some type of fire protection without providing all of the full requirements of a standpipe system. Connecting the standby hose to the fire sprinkler system allows a small amount of water to be available for firefighting (typically 50– 250 gpm) without the full water supply of a standpipe system.
• There are two occupancies where standby hose connections are sometimes found: storage warehouses and assembly occupancies backstage.
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