CONNECTICUT F-2 UNLIMITED JOURNEYPERSON FIRE SPRINKLER EXAM 2026 EXAMINATION

CONNECTICUT F-2 UNLIMITED
JOURNEYPERSON FIRE SPRINKLER EXAM 2026
EXAMINATION

◉ The distance from the ceiling to the deflector is based on what?
Answer: Construction characteristics of the building


◉ The clearance from the sprinkler deflector to the top of storage is
based on what? Answer: The storage arrangement and amount


◉ What are the 4 sprinkler parts that cannot be damaged? Answer:
Deflector, frame, cap assembly, and operating element


◉ What is a deflector? Answer: Part of the sprinkler head that
develops the discharge spray pattern


◉ What is a cap assembly? Answer: Part of the sprinkler head that
releases the water


◉ What is the operating element of a sprinkler? Answer: Part of the
sprinkler head that triggers the operation of the sprinkler

, ◉ What is the ordinary temperature rating for a sprinkler head?
Answer: Range of 135 to 170 degrees


◉ What is the ultra high temperature rating for a sprinkler head?
Answer: Range of 500 to 625 degrees


◉ How to tell what the temperature setting is on a sprinkler head?
Answer: Either the frame is colored or the operating element in the
glass bulb is colored


◉ What is an RTI? Answer: Response time index. Applied by
manufacturers that defines the ability of the sprinkler operating
element to accept heat.


◉ The most widely used standard spray sprinkler uses what sized
orifice? Answer: 1/2"


◉ What are the types of sprinkler heads? Answer: Upright, pendant,
and wall mount


◉ What are the 4 types of sprinkler systems? Answer: Wet Pipe, Dry
Pipe, Deluge, Preaction