Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Main Drain Test

A hospital has 3 system riser drains that cannot be tested at full flow because there is insufficient drain capacity.  Should this be on the SOC?

Yes. The hospital should include it in their e-SOC as a PFI item. This is an NFPA 25, Standard for Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance of Water-Based Fire Protection Systems deficiency as well as an NFPA 101 Life Safety Code® deficiency per section 9.7.5 which calls for compliance with the NFPA 25.  

No comments:

Post a Comment