It's called a excess pressure pump and it's used to do what you stated below.
Mike > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2014 10:56:49 -0600 > Subject: jockey pump only > > I ran across a system where the owner has elected to use a small pump to > pressurize the system in order to prevent municipal water surges from causing > false trips on the flow switch. Has anyone seen this before? Are there any > codes that address something like this? > > (not something that we installed, or specified... just found it this way) > > Matt Grisé PE*, LEED AP, NICET II > Sales Engineer > Alliance Fire Protection > 130 w 9th Ave. > North Kansas City, MO 64116 > > *Licensed in KS & MO > > 913.888.0647 ph > 913.888.0618 f > 913.927.0222 cell > www. AFPsprink.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org
