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S13 standpipe test Questions and
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Which option best describes a the term: Operational
Ans: Water availability
An Automatic Standpipe System is
Ans: 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
Ans: supplementary source of water for a standpipe and/or sprinkler
system.
Control Valve
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Ans: 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.
Branch line
Ans: A pipe system, generally in a horizontal plane, connecting not more
than
one hose connection with a standpipe.
___ is known as a Deficiency
Ans: A condition in which the application of the component is not within
its designed limits or specifications.
Discharge Device
Ans: A device designed to discharge water or foam-water solution in a
predetermined, fixed, or adjustable pattern.
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What is a Dry Standpipe?
Ans: 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
Ans: designing a raised series of beams (usually steel) bearing on posts or
bearing walls to support mechanical equipment (usually on a roof
top).
Fire Department Connection
Ans: 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.)
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Fire Hose
Ans: 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
Ans: 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
S13 standpipe test Questions and
Correct Answers/ Latest Update /
Already Graded
Which option best describes a the term: Operational
Ans: Water availability
An Automatic Standpipe System is
Ans: 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
Ans: supplementary source of water for a standpipe and/or sprinkler
system.
Control Valve
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Ans: 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.
Branch line
Ans: A pipe system, generally in a horizontal plane, connecting not more
than
one hose connection with a standpipe.
___ is known as a Deficiency
Ans: A condition in which the application of the component is not within
its designed limits or specifications.
Discharge Device
Ans: A device designed to discharge water or foam-water solution in a
predetermined, fixed, or adjustable pattern.
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What is a Dry Standpipe?
Ans: 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
Ans: designing a raised series of beams (usually steel) bearing on posts or
bearing walls to support mechanical equipment (usually on a roof
top).
Fire Department Connection
Ans: 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.)
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Fire Hose
Ans: 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
Ans: 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
