Nicet Water Based Layout Level III EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECT!!
, Which detail is one purpose of architectural drawings? - ANSWER communicate scope
of work
For fire pump and jockey pump installations, where should the pump controller's
pressure sensing lines be connected? - ANSWER individual from each other
A sprinkler is 3 feet away from a gas powered unit heater in a 2,000 square foot garage.
What should be the temperature rating of the sprinkler? - ANSWER High temp 286
degrees
In a new apartment building where the highest floor for use is 45 feet above the lowest
level for fire department access, which type of standpipe is required? - ANSWER wet
automatic
What is the minimum fire-resistance rating for a fire partition that separates dwelling
units in the same building that in constructed of Type VB (5B) construction and a
sprinkler system in accordance with International Building Code (IBC) section
903.3.1.1 ? - ANSWER 1/2 hour per IBC 708.3
A contractor submits hydraulic calculations for a wet system with black steel pipe. The
calculations are based on a C value of 120. The AHJ rejects the calculations because
the local building code requires a value of 100 to be used for wet and dry systems. The
contract requires the contractor to follow NFPA 13 and local building codes. What
should the contractor do? - ANSWER Revise the calculation to comply with the local
code requirements
A 45000 square foot building with 40 feet of elevation to the roof has required exit
stairways and a Class I manual dry standpipe system. A roof manifold is located 3 feet
above the roof. The total amount of friction loss in the pipe is 8 psi. What is the required
flow and pressure at the fire department connection (FDC) located 3 feet above finished
grade? - ANSWER 750 gpm and 126 psi (2,480 liters per minute and 8.6 bar)
A contract has been finalized to relocate upright sprinklers to the pendent position from
an existing pipe schedule system that includes 3/4-inch ( 20 millimeter) pipe supplying 1
sprinkler. Which is the correct course of action? - ANSWER Replace 3/4-inch pipe with
1 inch use 1/2 nipples no longer than 4 inches, 1-by-1/2 reducing elbows, and new 1
inch drop pipe per NFPA 13 section 30.4.4
A sprinkler manufacturer has a proprietary listing on a sidewall sprinkler capable of a
28-foot-wide discharge spray pattern. Which sprinkler information (if noted on the
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECT!!
, Which detail is one purpose of architectural drawings? - ANSWER communicate scope
of work
For fire pump and jockey pump installations, where should the pump controller's
pressure sensing lines be connected? - ANSWER individual from each other
A sprinkler is 3 feet away from a gas powered unit heater in a 2,000 square foot garage.
What should be the temperature rating of the sprinkler? - ANSWER High temp 286
degrees
In a new apartment building where the highest floor for use is 45 feet above the lowest
level for fire department access, which type of standpipe is required? - ANSWER wet
automatic
What is the minimum fire-resistance rating for a fire partition that separates dwelling
units in the same building that in constructed of Type VB (5B) construction and a
sprinkler system in accordance with International Building Code (IBC) section
903.3.1.1 ? - ANSWER 1/2 hour per IBC 708.3
A contractor submits hydraulic calculations for a wet system with black steel pipe. The
calculations are based on a C value of 120. The AHJ rejects the calculations because
the local building code requires a value of 100 to be used for wet and dry systems. The
contract requires the contractor to follow NFPA 13 and local building codes. What
should the contractor do? - ANSWER Revise the calculation to comply with the local
code requirements
A 45000 square foot building with 40 feet of elevation to the roof has required exit
stairways and a Class I manual dry standpipe system. A roof manifold is located 3 feet
above the roof. The total amount of friction loss in the pipe is 8 psi. What is the required
flow and pressure at the fire department connection (FDC) located 3 feet above finished
grade? - ANSWER 750 gpm and 126 psi (2,480 liters per minute and 8.6 bar)
A contract has been finalized to relocate upright sprinklers to the pendent position from
an existing pipe schedule system that includes 3/4-inch ( 20 millimeter) pipe supplying 1
sprinkler. Which is the correct course of action? - ANSWER Replace 3/4-inch pipe with
1 inch use 1/2 nipples no longer than 4 inches, 1-by-1/2 reducing elbows, and new 1
inch drop pipe per NFPA 13 section 30.4.4
A sprinkler manufacturer has a proprietary listing on a sidewall sprinkler capable of a
28-foot-wide discharge spray pattern. Which sprinkler information (if noted on the
