Stationary Fire Pumps and Standpipe Systems Handbook

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Editors: Chad R. W. Duffy, Janna E. Shapiro

Expanded and renamed, the Stationary Fire Pumps and Standpipe Systems Handbook addresses NFPA 20 and NFPA 14 requirements for all types of fire pumps and standpipe systems.

Order this practical resource for expert advice on helping to keep fire pumps and standpipe systems in compliance and functioning error-free! Developed by NFPA® and featuring commentary written by leading authorities in the field, the expanded Stationary Fire Pumps and Standpipe Systems Handbook is based on the 2019 edition of NFPA 20, Standard for the Installation of Stationary Pumps for Fire Protection, and the 2016 edition of NFPA 14, Standard for the Installation of Standpipe and Hose Systems.

Access a wealth of information and support in a single source.

The Handbook provides advanced guidance relating to all types of equipment, along with water supply availability and reliability. An exclusive Overview of Fire Pump Configurations includes examples of fire pump arrangements and explains the purpose of the components in each arrangement. The overview also features a full-color diagram that helps designers and engineers understand how multistage, multiport pumps can eliminate the need for pumps in series, potentially saving money.

The Handbook is also organized into the following four parts:

Part I includes the complete 2019 edition of NFPA 20, plus expert commentary. This edition introduces first-time sections on Pressure Control at the end of Chapter 4, General Requirements; Fire Pump Curve and Analysis at the end of Chapter 6, Centrifugal Pumps; and Electrical Power Supply for Fire Pumps in Chapter 9, Electric Drive for Pumps.

Part II features the complete 2016 edition of NFPA 14, plus expert commentary.

Part III: Water Supply Requirements, Water Demand, Hydrants, Tanks, and Piping contains text from selected water supply documents with original supporting explanations and advice. Material includes:

Section 1 with the full 2019 edition of NFPA 291, Recommended Practice for Fire Flow Testing and Marking of Hydrants, plus commentary

Section 2 with the full 2019 edition of NFPA 24, Standard for the Installation of Private Fire Service Mains and Their Appurtenances, plus commentary

Section 3 with Sections 18.4 and 18.5 from the 2018 edition of NFPA 1, Fire Code, plus commentary

Section 4 with extracts from the 2018 edition of NFPA 22, Standard for Water Tanks for Private Fire Protection, plus commentary

Part IV: Supplements address:

Considerations When Designing and Selecting a Fire Pump

Interrelationship of NFPA Standards Pertaining to a Fire Pump Installation, including a full-color, pull-out illustration of a fire pump installation

Commissioning and Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance Forms for Fire Pumps

NEC® Article 695, Fire Pumps

Design features make information more accessible.

Just like in the standards, shading and change symbols tell you where a change has occurred.

"Ask the AHJ" and FAQs help installers avoid common errors.

"Design Alerts" call out commentary relevant to design issues.

Calculation Example feature is separate from commentary.

"See More" feature includes pointers that help you navigate the Handbook.

Summary of Technical Changes tables for NFPA 20 and NFPA 14 each provide a brief overview of major code changes from the previous edition to the current edition.

Expand your knowledge with this comprehensive, one-stop source for system designers, installers, contractors, engineers, facility managers, inspectors, and AHJs. (Print, 1,035 pp., 2019)

Interested in other editions of the NFPA 20 Handbook? Use the drop down menu above to select the edition year you need.
Table of Contents (2019 Current Edition)

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

Dedication

About the Contributors

About the Editors

NFPA® 20 and NFPA® 14 Summary of Technical Changes

An Overview of Fire Pump Configurations

PART I NFPA® 20, Standard for the Installation of Stationary Pumps for Fire Protection, with Commentary

Chapter 1 Administration

1.1 Scope

1.2 Purpose

1.3 Application

1.4 Retroactivity

1.5 Equivalency

1.6 Units

Chapter 2 Referenced Publications

2.1 General

2.2 NFPA Publications

2.3 Other Publications

2.4 References for Extracts in Mandatory Sections

Chapter 3 Definitions

3.1 General

3.2 NFPA Official Definitions

3.3 General Definitions

Chapter 4 General Requirements

4.1 Pumps

4.2 Approval Required

4.3 Pump Operation

4.4 Fire Pump Unit Performance

4.5 Certified Shop Test

4.6 Liquid Supplies

4.7 Pumps, Drivers, and Controllers

4.8 Self-Regulating Variable Speed Fire Pump Units

4.9 Multistage Multiport Pump

4.10 Centrifugal Fire Pump Capacities

4.11 Nameplate

4.12 Pressure Gauges

4.13 Circulation Relief Valve

4.14 Equipment Protection

4.15 Pipe and Fittings

4.16 Suction Pipe and Fittings

4.17 Discharge Pipe and Fittings

4.18 Valve Supervision

4.19 Protection of Piping Against Damage Due to Movement

4.20 Relief Valves for Centrifugal Pumps

4.21 Pumps Arranged in Series

4.22 Water Flow Test Devices

4.23 Steam Power Supply Dependability

4.24 Shop Tests

4.25 Pump Shaft Rotation

4.26 Other Signals

4.27 Pressure Maintenance (Jockey or Make-Up) Pumps

4.28 Summary of Centrifugal Fire Pump Data

4.29 Backflow Preventers and Check Valves

4.30 Earthquake Protection

4.31 Packaged Fire Pump Assemblies

4.32 Pressure Actuated Controller Pressure Sensing Lines

4.33 Break Tanks

4.34 Field Acceptance Test of Pump Units

4.35 Automated Inspection, Testing, and Distance Monitoring of Devices, Meters, and Equipment

Chapter 5 Fire Pumps for High-Rise Buildings

5.1 General

5.2 Equipment Access

5.3 Water Supply Tanks

5.4 Fire Pump Test Arrangement

5.5 Alternate Power

5.6 Very Tall Buildings

Chapter 6 Centrifugal Pumps

6.1 General

6.2 Factory and Field Performance

6.3 Fittings

6.4 Foundation and Setting

6.5 Connection to Driver and Alignment

Chapter 7 Vertical Shaft Turbine–Type Pumps

7.1 General

7.2 Water Supply

7.3 Pump

7.4 Installation

7.5 Driver

7.6 Operation and Maintenance

Chapter 8 Positive Displacement Pumps

8.1 General

8.2 Foam Concentrate and Additive Pumps

8.3 Water Mist System Pumps

8.4 Water Mist Positive Displacement Pumping Units

8.5 Fittings

8.6 Pump Drivers

8.7 Controllers

8.8 Foundation and Setting

8.9 Driver Connection and Alignment

8.10 Flow Test Devices

Chapter 9 Electric Drive for Pumps

9.1 General

9.2 Normal Power

9.3 Alternate Power

9.4 Voltage Drop

9.5 Motors

9.6 On-Site Standby Generator Systems

9.7 Junction Boxes

9.8 Listed Electrical Circuit Protective System to Controller Wiring

9.9 Raceway Terminations

Chapter 10 Electric-Drive Controllers and Accessories

10.1 General

10.2 Location

10.3 Construction

10.4 Components

10.5 Starting and Control

10.6 Controllers Rated in Excess of 600 V

10.7 Limited Service Controllers

10.8 Power Transfer for Alternate Power Supply

10.9 Controllers for Additive Pump Motors

10.10 Controllers with Variable Speed Pressure Limiting Control or Variable Speed Suction Limiting Control

Chapter 11 Diesel Engine Drive

11.1 General

11.2 Engines

11.3 Pump Room

11.4 Fuel Supply and Arrangement

11.5 Engine Exhaust

11.6 Diesel Engine Driver System Operation

Chapter 12 Engine Drive Controllers

12.1 Application

12.2 Location

12.3 Construction

12.4 Components

12.5 Battery Recharging

12.6 Battery Chargers

12.7 Starting and Control

12.8 Air-Starting Engine Controllers

Chapter 13 Steam Turbine Drive

13.1 General

13.2 Turbine

13.3 Installation

Chapter 14 Acceptance Testing, Performance, and Maintenance

14.1 Hydrostatic Tests and Flushing

14.2 Field Acceptance Tests

14.3 Record Drawings, Test Reports, Manuals, Special Tools, and Spare Parts

14.4 Periodic Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance

14.5 Component Replacement

Annex A Explanatory Material

Annex B Possible Causes of Pump Troubles

Annex C Fire Pump Room Connectivity

Annex D Material Extracted by NFPA 70, Article 695

Annex E Informational References

PART II NFPA® 14, Standard for the Installation of Standpipe and Hose Systems, with Commentary

Chapter 1 Administration

1.1 Scope

1.2 Purpose

1.3 Retroactivity

1.4 Equivalency

1.5 Units

Chapter 2 Referenced Publications

2.1 General.

2.2 NFPA Publications

2.3 Other Publications

2.4 References for Extracts in Mandatory Sections

Chapter 3 Definitions

3.1 General

3.2 NFPA Official Definitions

3.3 General Definitions

Chapter 4 System Components and Hardware

4.1 General

4.2 Pipe and Tube

4.3 Fittings

4.4 Joining of Pipe and Fittings

4.5 Valves

4.6 Hose Stations

4.7 Hose Connections

4.8 Fire Department Connections

4.9 Pressure-Regulating Devices

4.10 Signs

Chapter 5 System Requirements

5.1 General

5.2 Automatic and Semiautomatic Dry Systems

5.3 Classes of Standpipe Systems

5.4 Required Type of System

5.5 Gauges

5.6 Waterflow and Supervisory Alarms

Chapter 6 Installation Requirements

6.1 Location and Protection of Piping

6.2 Underground Piping

6.3 Gate Valves and Check Valves

6.4 Fire Department Connections

6.5 Support of Piping

6.6 Installation of Signs

6.7 Signs for Water Supply Pumps

6.8 Hydraulic Design Information Sign

Chapter 7 Design

7.1 General

7.2 Pressure Limitation

7.3 Locations of Hose Connections

7.4 Number of Standpipes

7.5 Interconnection of Standpipes

7.6 Minimum Sizes for Standpipes and Branch Lines, Class I and Class III Standpipes

7.7 System Design and Sizing of Pipe for Delivery of System Demand

7.8 Minimum and Maximum Pressure Limits

7.9 Standpipe System Zones

7.10 Flow Rates

7.11 Drains and Test Riser

7.12 Fire Department Connections

Chapter 8 Plans and Calculations

8.1 Plans and Specifications

8.2 Hydraulic Calculations

8.3 Hydraulic Calculation Procedures

Chapter 9 Water Supply

9.1 Required Water Supply

9.2 Minimum Supply for Class I, Class II, and Class III Systems

Chapter 10 Water Supply Testing

10.1 Water Supply Evaluation

10.2 Procedure

Chapter 11 System Acceptance

11.1 General

11.2 Flushing of Piping

11.3 Hose Threads

11.4 Hydrostatic Tests

11.5 Flow Tests

11.6 Manual Valve Test

11.7 Alarm and Supervision Tests

11.8 Record Drawings, Test Reports, and Manuals

11.9 Signs

Chapter 12 Buildings Under Construction

12.1 General

12.2 Fire Department Connections

12.3 Other System Features

12.4 Support of Piping

12.5 Hose Connections

12.6 Extension of System Piping

12.7 Temporary Installations

12.8 Timing of Water Supply Installation

12.9 Protection of Hose Connections and Fire Department Connections

Chapter 13 System Testing, Inspection, and Maintenance

13.1 General

Annex A Explanatory Material

Annex B Informational References

PART III Water Supply Requirements, Water Demand, Hydrants, Tanks, and Piping

Section 1 Complete Text of NFPA® 291, Recommended Practice for Fire Flow Testing and Marking of Hydrants, 2019 Edition, with Commentary

Section 2 Complete Text of NFPA® 24, Standard for the Installation of Private Fire Service Mains and Their Appurtenances, 2019 Edition, with Commentary

Section 3 Sections 18.4 and 18.5 from NFPA® 1, Fire Code Handbook, 2018 Edition, with Commentary

Section 4 Extracts with Commentary from NFPA® 22, Standard for Water Tanks for Private Fire Protection, 2018 Edition

PART IV Supplements

Supplement 1 Considerations When Designing and Selecting a Fire Pump

Supplement 2 Interrelationship of NFPA Standards Pertaining to a Fire Pump Installation

Supplement 3 Commissioning and Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance Forms for Fire Pumps

Supplement 4 Article 695 of NFPA 70®, National Electrical Code® Handbook, 2017 Edition, Fire Pumps

NFPA 20 Index

NFPA 14 Index

Important Notices and Legal Disclaimers
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Editor: Chad R. W. Duffy

The 2016 Stationary Fire Pumps Handbook addresses new technologies and NFPA 20's expanded rules for more types of fire pumps and pump configurations.

Get the full story on how to keep fire pumps functioning error-free and in compliance. Based on the 2016 edition of NFPA 20, Standard for the Installation of Stationary Pumps for Fire Protection, NFPA®'s expanded and redesigned Stationary Fire Pumps Handbook provides advanced guidance relating to all types of equipment, along with water supply availability and reliability.

An Overview of Pump Configurations provides examples of various types of fire pump configurations and explains the purpose of various components. A full-color diagram helps designers and engineers understand how multistage multiport pumps may eliminate the need for pumps in series, potentially saving money.

Part I: Complete 2016 NFPA 20 text, with first-time coverage of multistage multiport pumps, and clarified requirements for fire pumps arranged in series. Part I also includes commentary written by leading experts Jim Biggins, John Campbell, Bradford Cronin, John Kovacik, Jennifer McGrath, Gayle Pennel, and Jeffery Roberts.

Part II: Private Water Supplies, Hydrants, Tanks, and Piping contains text from selected water supply documents with original supporting explanations and advice. Material includes:
- Complete texts of the 2016 NFPA 24, Installation of Private Fire Service Mains and Their Appurtenances with all-new commentary and 2016 NFPA 291, Recommended Practice for Fire Flow Testing and Marking of Hydrants
- Sections 18.4 and 18.5 from the 2015 NFPA 1, Fire Code
- Extracts with expert commentary from the 2013 NFPA 22, Water Tanks for Private Fire Protection, the 2014 NFPA 14, Installation of Standpipe and Hose Systems concerning standpipe water supply, and the 2016 NFPA 13, Installation of Sprinkler Systems.
Part III: Supplements includes an all new Fire Pump Design Considerations Supplement, a full-color pull-out schematic explaining the interrelationship of NFPA standards as they relate to pump installations with narrative, updated commissioning forms for fire pumps, Article 695 on power supplies for electric-driven fire pumps extracted from the 2014 NEC Handbook, and technical changes from the 2013 to the 2016 NFPA 20.

New design features make information more accessible.
- Code Update icons indicate a change has occurred.
- "Ask the AHJ" FAQs help installers avoid common errors.
- "Design Alerts" call out commentary relevant to design issues.
- All calculations appear within commentary text.
- Cross-reference icons help you navigate the Handbook.
Update your knowledge fast with this comprehensive one-stop source for system designers, installers, contractors, engineers, facility managers, inspectors, and AHJs. (Hardbound, 816 pp., 2016)

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- Centrifugal Fire Pump Acceptance Test Form

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