ASSE 15000 Practice Test 3 EXAM Questions AND Correct Answers
A ___ shall be installed where an electric variable speed pressure limiting controller is installed and the
maximum total discharge head, adjusted for elevation, exceeds the pressure of the system components.
- ✔✔pressure relief valve
A _____ fitting is used when the pipe size is different than the pump suction side. - ✔✔eccentric tapered
reducer or increaser
A _____ standpipe is used in a high rise building exposed to freezing temperatures. - ✔✔class I
automatic dry
A "very tall building" is defined as a ____ where the fire protection water demand ___ capacity of the
fire department. - ✔✔high-rise building / exceeds the pumping
A break tank is_____ - ✔✔a pressure reducing tank
A class I standpipe system shall provide ___ hose connections to supply water for use by fire
departments and those trained in handling heavy fire streams. - ✔✔2-1/2"
A diesel fuel storage tank is required to always be a minimum of __ full. - ✔✔2/3
A fire pump controller acceptance test shall include a minimum of _____ operations. - ✔✔6 automatic
and 6 manual
A fire pump controller shall be in a fully functional state within ___ seconds of AC power available. -
✔✔10
A fire pump water supply must be ___. - ✔✔Adequate and dependable
A flow test of a well shall be continuous for a period of at least a __ hours at 150 percent of the rated
capacity of the pump with 15-minute-interval readings over the period of the test. - ✔✔8
, A main drain shall be provided on the standpipe _____ side of the conrol valve. - ✔✔system
A standpipe with a 2 1/2" pressure regulating valve shall be equipped with a ___ minimum drain riser. -
✔✔3"
A sysytem that activates when only the detection system activates, but does not activate when a
sprinkler opens, is a ____ preaction system. - ✔✔single-interlock
A temporary standpipe used during construction must be at least ___ in diameter - ✔✔4 inches
A variable speed fire pump is defined as a fire pump with ___ - ✔✔variable speed pressure limiting
control or self-regulating variable speed fire pump unit
A variable speed fire pump is defined as a fire pump with a ___. - ✔✔variable speed sensing limiting
control or self -regulating variable speed fire pump unit
According to NFPA 13, the minimum distance between residential sprinklers shall be __ feet. - ✔✔8
According to NFPA 20 the minimum gauge pressure, at the pump suction flange, required with all pumps
running at 150% capacity? - ✔✔0
According to NFPA 20, a _____ refill valve shall be used for each water supply tank used for fire
protection. - ✔✔automatic
According to NFPA 20, a suction pressure regulating valve is installed according to the manufacturers
recommendations and in the piping between the _____. - ✔✔pump and discharge check valve
According to NFPA 20, screens on the suction intake of a water supply from an open source must be
inspected _____ for accumulated debris. - ✔✔periodically
A ___ shall be installed where an electric variable speed pressure limiting controller is installed and the
maximum total discharge head, adjusted for elevation, exceeds the pressure of the system components.
- ✔✔pressure relief valve
A _____ fitting is used when the pipe size is different than the pump suction side. - ✔✔eccentric tapered
reducer or increaser
A _____ standpipe is used in a high rise building exposed to freezing temperatures. - ✔✔class I
automatic dry
A "very tall building" is defined as a ____ where the fire protection water demand ___ capacity of the
fire department. - ✔✔high-rise building / exceeds the pumping
A break tank is_____ - ✔✔a pressure reducing tank
A class I standpipe system shall provide ___ hose connections to supply water for use by fire
departments and those trained in handling heavy fire streams. - ✔✔2-1/2"
A diesel fuel storage tank is required to always be a minimum of __ full. - ✔✔2/3
A fire pump controller acceptance test shall include a minimum of _____ operations. - ✔✔6 automatic
and 6 manual
A fire pump controller shall be in a fully functional state within ___ seconds of AC power available. -
✔✔10
A fire pump water supply must be ___. - ✔✔Adequate and dependable
A flow test of a well shall be continuous for a period of at least a __ hours at 150 percent of the rated
capacity of the pump with 15-minute-interval readings over the period of the test. - ✔✔8
, A main drain shall be provided on the standpipe _____ side of the conrol valve. - ✔✔system
A standpipe with a 2 1/2" pressure regulating valve shall be equipped with a ___ minimum drain riser. -
✔✔3"
A sysytem that activates when only the detection system activates, but does not activate when a
sprinkler opens, is a ____ preaction system. - ✔✔single-interlock
A temporary standpipe used during construction must be at least ___ in diameter - ✔✔4 inches
A variable speed fire pump is defined as a fire pump with ___ - ✔✔variable speed pressure limiting
control or self-regulating variable speed fire pump unit
A variable speed fire pump is defined as a fire pump with a ___. - ✔✔variable speed sensing limiting
control or self -regulating variable speed fire pump unit
According to NFPA 13, the minimum distance between residential sprinklers shall be __ feet. - ✔✔8
According to NFPA 20 the minimum gauge pressure, at the pump suction flange, required with all pumps
running at 150% capacity? - ✔✔0
According to NFPA 20, a _____ refill valve shall be used for each water supply tank used for fire
protection. - ✔✔automatic
According to NFPA 20, a suction pressure regulating valve is installed according to the manufacturers
recommendations and in the piping between the _____. - ✔✔pump and discharge check valve
According to NFPA 20, screens on the suction intake of a water supply from an open source must be
inspected _____ for accumulated debris. - ✔✔periodically
