SPRINKLER FITTER TEST STUDY GUIDE
QUESTION WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS
1. qWhat qis qthe qMinnesota, qstate qfire qprotection qstatue qcode? q- q✔✔299M
3.What qsquare qfootage qis qextra qhazard? q- q✔✔25,000 qsq. qft
What qis qmandatory qon qthe qsupply qside qof qa qfire qpump qbefore qthe qessentric
qreducer? q- q✔✔OS&Y
What qis qmandatory qon qthe qpressure qside qor q2 qfire qpump? q- q✔✔OS&Y
When qusing qa qcement qsolvent qas qa qbonding qagent qyou qmust qor qmust qnot qput qa
qsprinkler qhead qin qthe qfitting qbefore qyou qscrew qit qon qthe qpipe? q- q✔✔You qmust
qnot qput qthe qhead qin qprior qto qthe qfitting qbeing qcemented qin qto qplace.
7.When qinstalling qa qdry qsystem qin qa qrefrigerated qarea, qthe qpiping qmust qbe
qpitched qto qwhat qspecific qspecs? q- q✔✔4" qfor qbranch qlines qand q" qfor qmains. qthis
qis qunder qan qexception
The qair qsupply qpiping qentering qthe qfreezer qarea qshall qbe qequipped qwith qtwo
qsuppiy qlines qat qleast q6ft. qlong qand qwhat qsize qdiameter? q- q✔✔1" qdiameter
The qcode qbook q13D qis qused qfor? q- q✔✔One qand qtwo qfamily qdwelling qunits qand
qManufacrured qhomes.
The qcode qbook q13R qis qused qfor? q- q✔✔Residential qoccupancies qup qto qand
qincluding qbuildings qthat qare q4 qstories.
An qFDC qis qrequired qfor q13R? q- q✔✔Yes
What qshall qbe qconnected qto qeach qdischarge qpipe qfrom qthe qfire qpump, qand qpublic
qwater qworks, qat qthe qpressure qtank, qat qthe qair qpump qsupplying qthe qpressure qtank,
qand qat qthe qtop qof qeach qstandpipe? q- q✔✔A qlisted q3.5 qinch qdial qspring qpressure
qgauge
How qmuch qhanger qweight? q- q✔✔5 qtimes qthe qweight qof qwater qfilled qpipe qand
qbuilding qstructure qweight, qpipe qwater q+ q250 qlbs
What qis qthe qlargest qsize qpipe qlag qscrew qrod qcan qsupport? q- q✔✔6 qin.
,lWhat qtype qof qhead qin qheater qzone? q- q✔✔(High) qcolor-Blue
How qmuch qis qthe qfee qfor qsprinkler qfitters qlicence? q- q✔✔$75
What qshould qbe qleft qjob qsite qafter qtesting qbesides qthe qtest qcert? q- q✔✔As qBuilts
qand qhydraulic qdata qplates
How qfar qshould qthe qhanger qbe qspaced qon q1 q" qCPVC qPipe? q- q✔✔6'
What qis qthe qmax qsq. qft. qfor qLight qHazard, qOrdinary qHazard, qExtra qHazard, qRack
qSystems? q- q✔✔(LH- q52,000 qsq qft)(OH- q52,000 qsq qft)(EH- q25,000 qsq qft)(on qnon-
calculated qsystems, q40,000 qsq qft q)(on qcalculated qRacks- q40,000 qsq qft)
When qdo qsprinkler qsystems qneed qto qbe qsupervised? q- q✔✔more q20 qsprinkler
qheads
How qlong qshould qit qtake qto qrestore qair qpressure? q- q✔✔30 qmin
What qcolor qis qhigh qtemp qñead? q- q✔✔blue
Dry qpipe qsystem qdrainage? q- q✔✔1/2" qper q10' qon qbranchline qand q1/4" qper q10' qon
qmains
NFPA q13 qsay qthat qyou qcan qonly qhave q12' qspacing qbetween qheads, qhow qfar qof
qwalls qcan qthey qbe qmax? q- q✔✔6'
Powder qdriven qstuds qor qwelded qstuds qmust qhave qa qcoupling qto qattach qto qthe
qrod? q- q✔✔Trụe
25. qIn qa qkitchen qa qhood qand qvent qduct qmust qhave qa qsprinkler qinstalled, qso qwhat
qsize qhead qorfice qmust qbe qused? q- q✔✔Not qless qthan q1/4" qand qno qmore qthan q1/2
q"
What qwould qthe qpurpose qbe qto qhave qa qcheck qvalve qwith qa q3/32" qhole qin qthe
qclapper qthat qis qbelow qthe qtest qvalve qon qthe qriser qmain? q- q✔✔Drainage qdue qto
qcond, qon qdry qsystem qprior qto qfreeze qup
How qlong qshould qthe qwater qsupply qbe qcapable qof qwhen qall qexposure qsprinklers
qgo qoff qsimultancously qagainst qa qfire? q- q✔✔60 qminutes
A qrelief qvalve qshall qbe qset qto qrelieve qpressure qat qwhat qPSI? q- q✔✔10 qpsi
Valves qmust qbe qable qto qclose qwithin qhow qmany qseconds? q- q✔✔5 qseconds
When qdoes qthe qlicense qfor qjourney qman qexpire? q- q✔✔June q30th qof qeach qyear
, When qinstalling qa qantifreeze qsystem qthe qantifreeze qsolutions qshall qbe qin
qconformity qwith qwho? q- q✔✔State qand qlocal qhealth qregulations
What qis qthe qminimum qPSI qa qsprinkler qhead qwill qneed qto qoperate? q- q✔✔7 qPSI
Which qtype qof qpipe qis qnot qacceptable qfor qstand qpipes? q- q✔✔Duct qtile qpipe
How qoften qdo qyou qflush qa qstandpipe? q- q✔✔5 qyears
How qoften qdo qyou qflow qa qstandpipe? q- q✔✔3 qmonths
How qoften qdo qyou qvisually qcheck qthe qinterior qof qa qpressure qtank? q- q✔✔3 qyears
What qis qthe qmin qheight qabove qgrade qfor qfire qhydrant? q- q✔✔18 qinches
How qoften qon qa qpressure qtank qshould qyou qcheck qthe qwater qand qair qlevels? q-
q✔✔Monthly
How qoften qdo qyou qcheck qstandpipe qcomponents? q- q✔✔Monthly
How qoften qdo qyou qcheck qstandpipe qvalves? q- q✔✔Weekly
How qoften qdo qyou qinspect qfire qdepartment qconnections? q- q✔✔Monthly
How qoften qdo qyou qinspect qprivate qhydrants? q- q✔✔Monthly
How qoften qdo qyou qinspect qhoods q(cooking)? q- q✔✔Yearly
How qoften qshall qfire qpumps qbe qran q- q✔✔(Electric qmotor qdrive? qMonthly)(Engine?
qWeekly)(Steam qdrive? qWeekly)
A qcontractor qhas q4 qdifferent qprojects qall qwithin qa qblock qof qeach qother. qHow qmany
qlicensed qjourneyman qare qrequired? q- q✔✔(4)
Requirements qto qutilize qsmall qroom qrule? q- q✔✔(800 qsq qft q+ qlight qhazard)
A qsidewall qinstalled qin qa qsoffit qis q5" qfrom qthe qabove qceiling qto qdeflector, qwhat qis
qthe qmaximum qdepth qof qthe qsoffit? q- q✔✔(9")
How qshould qfire qpump qsensing qlines qbe qpiped? q- q✔✔(Corrosion qresistant qpipe
qminimum q1/2" qwith qtwo qcheck qvalves q5' qapart qwith qflow qdirection qfacing qaway
qfrom qcontroller, qNote: qgalvanized qpipe qis qnot qcorrosion qresident qenough)
"This qtype qof qhead qhas qbeen qspecifically qstudied qfor qits qability qto qcontrol qfires qin
qrooms qof qorigin." q- q✔✔(Residential qSprinklers)
QUESTION WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS
1. qWhat qis qthe qMinnesota, qstate qfire qprotection qstatue qcode? q- q✔✔299M
3.What qsquare qfootage qis qextra qhazard? q- q✔✔25,000 qsq. qft
What qis qmandatory qon qthe qsupply qside qof qa qfire qpump qbefore qthe qessentric
qreducer? q- q✔✔OS&Y
What qis qmandatory qon qthe qpressure qside qor q2 qfire qpump? q- q✔✔OS&Y
When qusing qa qcement qsolvent qas qa qbonding qagent qyou qmust qor qmust qnot qput qa
qsprinkler qhead qin qthe qfitting qbefore qyou qscrew qit qon qthe qpipe? q- q✔✔You qmust
qnot qput qthe qhead qin qprior qto qthe qfitting qbeing qcemented qin qto qplace.
7.When qinstalling qa qdry qsystem qin qa qrefrigerated qarea, qthe qpiping qmust qbe
qpitched qto qwhat qspecific qspecs? q- q✔✔4" qfor qbranch qlines qand q" qfor qmains. qthis
qis qunder qan qexception
The qair qsupply qpiping qentering qthe qfreezer qarea qshall qbe qequipped qwith qtwo
qsuppiy qlines qat qleast q6ft. qlong qand qwhat qsize qdiameter? q- q✔✔1" qdiameter
The qcode qbook q13D qis qused qfor? q- q✔✔One qand qtwo qfamily qdwelling qunits qand
qManufacrured qhomes.
The qcode qbook q13R qis qused qfor? q- q✔✔Residential qoccupancies qup qto qand
qincluding qbuildings qthat qare q4 qstories.
An qFDC qis qrequired qfor q13R? q- q✔✔Yes
What qshall qbe qconnected qto qeach qdischarge qpipe qfrom qthe qfire qpump, qand qpublic
qwater qworks, qat qthe qpressure qtank, qat qthe qair qpump qsupplying qthe qpressure qtank,
qand qat qthe qtop qof qeach qstandpipe? q- q✔✔A qlisted q3.5 qinch qdial qspring qpressure
qgauge
How qmuch qhanger qweight? q- q✔✔5 qtimes qthe qweight qof qwater qfilled qpipe qand
qbuilding qstructure qweight, qpipe qwater q+ q250 qlbs
What qis qthe qlargest qsize qpipe qlag qscrew qrod qcan qsupport? q- q✔✔6 qin.
,lWhat qtype qof qhead qin qheater qzone? q- q✔✔(High) qcolor-Blue
How qmuch qis qthe qfee qfor qsprinkler qfitters qlicence? q- q✔✔$75
What qshould qbe qleft qjob qsite qafter qtesting qbesides qthe qtest qcert? q- q✔✔As qBuilts
qand qhydraulic qdata qplates
How qfar qshould qthe qhanger qbe qspaced qon q1 q" qCPVC qPipe? q- q✔✔6'
What qis qthe qmax qsq. qft. qfor qLight qHazard, qOrdinary qHazard, qExtra qHazard, qRack
qSystems? q- q✔✔(LH- q52,000 qsq qft)(OH- q52,000 qsq qft)(EH- q25,000 qsq qft)(on qnon-
calculated qsystems, q40,000 qsq qft q)(on qcalculated qRacks- q40,000 qsq qft)
When qdo qsprinkler qsystems qneed qto qbe qsupervised? q- q✔✔more q20 qsprinkler
qheads
How qlong qshould qit qtake qto qrestore qair qpressure? q- q✔✔30 qmin
What qcolor qis qhigh qtemp qñead? q- q✔✔blue
Dry qpipe qsystem qdrainage? q- q✔✔1/2" qper q10' qon qbranchline qand q1/4" qper q10' qon
qmains
NFPA q13 qsay qthat qyou qcan qonly qhave q12' qspacing qbetween qheads, qhow qfar qof
qwalls qcan qthey qbe qmax? q- q✔✔6'
Powder qdriven qstuds qor qwelded qstuds qmust qhave qa qcoupling qto qattach qto qthe
qrod? q- q✔✔Trụe
25. qIn qa qkitchen qa qhood qand qvent qduct qmust qhave qa qsprinkler qinstalled, qso qwhat
qsize qhead qorfice qmust qbe qused? q- q✔✔Not qless qthan q1/4" qand qno qmore qthan q1/2
q"
What qwould qthe qpurpose qbe qto qhave qa qcheck qvalve qwith qa q3/32" qhole qin qthe
qclapper qthat qis qbelow qthe qtest qvalve qon qthe qriser qmain? q- q✔✔Drainage qdue qto
qcond, qon qdry qsystem qprior qto qfreeze qup
How qlong qshould qthe qwater qsupply qbe qcapable qof qwhen qall qexposure qsprinklers
qgo qoff qsimultancously qagainst qa qfire? q- q✔✔60 qminutes
A qrelief qvalve qshall qbe qset qto qrelieve qpressure qat qwhat qPSI? q- q✔✔10 qpsi
Valves qmust qbe qable qto qclose qwithin qhow qmany qseconds? q- q✔✔5 qseconds
When qdoes qthe qlicense qfor qjourney qman qexpire? q- q✔✔June q30th qof qeach qyear
, When qinstalling qa qantifreeze qsystem qthe qantifreeze qsolutions qshall qbe qin
qconformity qwith qwho? q- q✔✔State qand qlocal qhealth qregulations
What qis qthe qminimum qPSI qa qsprinkler qhead qwill qneed qto qoperate? q- q✔✔7 qPSI
Which qtype qof qpipe qis qnot qacceptable qfor qstand qpipes? q- q✔✔Duct qtile qpipe
How qoften qdo qyou qflush qa qstandpipe? q- q✔✔5 qyears
How qoften qdo qyou qflow qa qstandpipe? q- q✔✔3 qmonths
How qoften qdo qyou qvisually qcheck qthe qinterior qof qa qpressure qtank? q- q✔✔3 qyears
What qis qthe qmin qheight qabove qgrade qfor qfire qhydrant? q- q✔✔18 qinches
How qoften qon qa qpressure qtank qshould qyou qcheck qthe qwater qand qair qlevels? q-
q✔✔Monthly
How qoften qdo qyou qcheck qstandpipe qcomponents? q- q✔✔Monthly
How qoften qdo qyou qcheck qstandpipe qvalves? q- q✔✔Weekly
How qoften qdo qyou qinspect qfire qdepartment qconnections? q- q✔✔Monthly
How qoften qdo qyou qinspect qprivate qhydrants? q- q✔✔Monthly
How qoften qdo qyou qinspect qhoods q(cooking)? q- q✔✔Yearly
How qoften qshall qfire qpumps qbe qran q- q✔✔(Electric qmotor qdrive? qMonthly)(Engine?
qWeekly)(Steam qdrive? qWeekly)
A qcontractor qhas q4 qdifferent qprojects qall qwithin qa qblock qof qeach qother. qHow qmany
qlicensed qjourneyman qare qrequired? q- q✔✔(4)
Requirements qto qutilize qsmall qroom qrule? q- q✔✔(800 qsq qft q+ qlight qhazard)
A qsidewall qinstalled qin qa qsoffit qis q5" qfrom qthe qabove qceiling qto qdeflector, qwhat qis
qthe qmaximum qdepth qof qthe qsoffit? q- q✔✔(9")
How qshould qfire qpump qsensing qlines qbe qpiped? q- q✔✔(Corrosion qresistant qpipe
qminimum q1/2" qwith qtwo qcheck qvalves q5' qapart qwith qflow qdirection qfacing qaway
qfrom qcontroller, qNote: qgalvanized qpipe qis qnot qcorrosion qresident qenough)
"This qtype qof qhead qhas qbeen qspecifically qstudied qfor qits qability qto qcontrol qfires qin
qrooms qof qorigin." q- q✔✔(Residential qSprinklers)
