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S13 Standpipe Test Exam Questions And
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Which option best describes a the term: Operational - Answer✔Water availability
An Automatic Standpipe System is - 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.
Auxiliary water supply - Answer✔supplementary source of water for a standpipe and/or
sprinkler system.
Control Valve - 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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Branch line - Answer✔A pipe system, generally in a horizontal plane, connecting not more than
one hose connection with a standpipe.
___ is known as a Deficiency - Answer✔A condition in which the application of the component
is not within its designed limits or specifications.
Discharge Device - Answer✔A device designed to discharge water or foam-water solution in a
predetermined, fixed, or adjustable pattern.
What is a Dry Standpipe? - Answer✔A standpipe system designed to have piping contain water
only when the system is being utilized (No automatic water supply.)
____ is commonly refereed to as Dunnage - Answer✔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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Fire Department Connection - 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.)
Fire Hose - 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.
Fire Hydrant - Answer✔A valve connection on a water supply system having one or more
outlets and that is used to supply hose and fire department pumps with water.
Fire Pump - Answer✔A pump that is a provider of liquid flow and pressure dedicated to fire
protection. A fire pump is a part of a fire standpipe system's water supply and can be powered
by electric, diesel or steam. The pump intake is either connected to the public underground
water supply piping or a static water source (e.g., tank, reservoir, lake). The pump provides
water flow at higher pressure and volume to the standpipe system risers and hose standpipes.
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S13 Standpipe Test Exam Questions And
Answers |Latest 2025 | Guaranteed Pass
Which option best describes a the term: Operational - Answer✔Water availability
An Automatic Standpipe System is - 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.
Auxiliary water supply - Answer✔supplementary source of water for a standpipe and/or
sprinkler system.
Control Valve - 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.
1|Page
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Branch line - Answer✔A pipe system, generally in a horizontal plane, connecting not more than
one hose connection with a standpipe.
___ is known as a Deficiency - Answer✔A condition in which the application of the component
is not within its designed limits or specifications.
Discharge Device - Answer✔A device designed to discharge water or foam-water solution in a
predetermined, fixed, or adjustable pattern.
What is a Dry Standpipe? - Answer✔A standpipe system designed to have piping contain water
only when the system is being utilized (No automatic water supply.)
____ is commonly refereed to as Dunnage - Answer✔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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Fire Department Connection - 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.)
Fire Hose - 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.
Fire Hydrant - Answer✔A valve connection on a water supply system having one or more
outlets and that is used to supply hose and fire department pumps with water.
Fire Pump - Answer✔A pump that is a provider of liquid flow and pressure dedicated to fire
protection. A fire pump is a part of a fire standpipe system's water supply and can be powered
by electric, diesel or steam. The pump intake is either connected to the public underground
water supply piping or a static water source (e.g., tank, reservoir, lake). The pump provides
water flow at higher pressure and volume to the standpipe system risers and hose standpipes.
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