Fire Pump Room Sprinkler Protection

Fire pump buildings or rooms enclosing diesel engine pump drivers and day tanks must be protected with an automatic sprinkler system.

Fire pump room sprinkler protection.

4 13 1 4 fire pump buildings or rooms with electric drivers. In case of fire in the pump room it happens with diesel engines the sprinkler protection will limit the fire spread and will reduce the time out of service for the pump. Nfpa 20 4 12 6 ventilation. Table 4 12 1 1 2 equipment protection but if you have a diesel driven pump you will need sprinklers in the room see below.

Standard for the installation of stationary pumps for fire protection protects life and property by providing r equirements for the installation of fire pumps to ensure that systems will work as intended to deliver adequate and reliable water supplies in a fire emergency. Some of the pump room or pump house features necessary to protect the pump assembly and satisfy nfpa 20. Provision shall be made for ventilation of a pump room or pump house. Protection of fire pump room according to nfpa 20.

It is a good practice to protect the diesel fire pump room recommended density is 25 gpm sq ft over the entire room preferably with high temperature sprinklers 286 f. Where located in a fire pump room or automatic sprinkler system riser room the door shall be permitted to be locked provided the key is available at all times. 4 13 1 3 fire pump buildings or rooms with diesel engines. 4 12 1 3 fire pump buildings or rooms with diesel engines.

Automatic sprinkler system risers fire pumps and controllers shall be provided with ready access. Most times we see automatic sprinkler protection see table below for fire separation with and without sprinkler protection. Ventilating a diesel fire pump takes a lot more than an electric driven pump. In addition many of these spaces have special fire protection systems that are different than run of the mill sprinklers.