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Monday's Technical Update
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A weekly newsletter dealing with codes and other technical issues
November 3, 2014
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Standpipes and Hydrostatic Tests Including the FDC
"Section 6.3.2.1 calls for the 2-hour hydrostatic test at 200 psi for 2 hours
for
all manual dry standpipes and semi automatic dry standpipes, including piping in
the fire department connection (FDC). Is it the intent for this statement to
apply
to all FDCs or just the ones connected to the dry standpipe?"
We have reviewed NFPA 25, 2008 edition that you indicated as the applicable
standard
as well as the 2014 edition. Our informal interpretation is that all FDCs do not
require a hydrostatic test every 5 years, but will be required when the 2014
edition
is in effect.
Only the FDCs indicated for manual standpipe systems and automatic-dry standpipe
systems per Section 6.3.2.1 require a hydrostatic test every 5 years. Section
6.3.2.2.1 clarifies that manual wet standpipes that are part of a combined
sprinkler/standpipe
system shall not be required to be tested in accordance with 6.3.2.1. This
information
is located in Chapter 6 for Standpipe and Hose Systems and would not apply to
other
chapters. The other chapters do not have the same requirement for hydrostatic
testing
of the FDCs. This changed in the 2014 edition where new text was added as
Section
13.7.4 that states, "The piping from the fire department connection to the fire
department check valve shall be hydrostatically tested at 150 psi for 2 hours at
least once every 5 years." The substantiation used is that the piping is dry
and
subject to corrosion that could lead to a potential failure. The 150-psi
pressure
is specified since that is the operating pressure used to support systems by the
responding fire department. The 2011 edition addressed hydrostatic tests for
FDCs
in the summary of component replacement action requirement tables. The
requirement
is to isolate and hydrostatic test for 2 hours at 150 psi or 50 psi above the
normal
working pressure (200 psi minimum) when FDC components or piping were replaced.
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Technical Update is prepared by the Technical Services Dept. of the AFSA: Vice
President
of Engineering and Technical Services Roland Huggins, a PE registered in fire
protection
engineering; Phill Brown, a NICET IV certified automatic sprinkler technician
and
NFPA Certified Fire Protection Specialist (CFPS) and Tom Wellen, a PE registered
in fire protection engineering. This is provided with the understanding that
the
AFSA assumes no liability for this opinion or actions taken on it and they are
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