Shown here is a 3 horsepower custom Econo system with an automatic bypass. Residential fire sprinkler systems should only be designed and installed by. This is an ideal tank configuration for a house being retrofitted with a fire sprinkler systems.Ĭustom NFPA 13D pumping system – no controls, addition of an expansion tank. Three 160 gallon vertical water tanks piped in parallel. This set up is ideal for installation in a crawlspace.Ĭustom NFPA 13D pump and tank system with no controls. The low profile water storage tanks are piped in parallel. You can measure the water pressure at your site with a flow meter or water gauge attached to an outdoor faucet. The average water pressure for most homes and businesses is between 30 psi and 50 psi most sprinkler systems are designed to use pressures of around 30 psi. NFPA 13D Pump and Tank unit with custom shaped 510 gallon water storage tank.īasic RFP Pump and Tank system with piping and controls reconfigured to easily attach to low profile tanks. Water pressure is measured in pounds per square inch also called psi. NFPA 13D Pump and Tank unit with custom shaped 450 gallon water storage tank. Simply put, an enclosed pump system makes for a more visually pleasing offering.īasic RFP system with a UL Listed controller. maximum area over which it is assumed, for design purposes. One of the most common custom configurations we are asked to build is an enclosed version of our basic or complete NFPA 13D pump and tank systems. independent testing of sprinkler heads undertaken on behalf of UK fire regulators. Residential fire sprinklers are not expensive, costing around £1 per sq ft or about £1500 £2000 for a three-bedroom house, much the same as a carpet. Have a look here at a few of the custom NFPA 13D pump and tank systems that we have built over the past few years. Ideally sprinkler systems should be incorporated into building plans, although retro-fitting need not be prohibitively disruptive or expensive. Video: Live Burn Demo of our Econo RFP System That is why, in addition to having a configurable standard NFPA 13D pump and tank system offering we also custom manufacture these systems from the ground up. What make for a great offering in California might not be what is needed in Maryland or Texas.
RESIDENTIAL FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM DESIGN MAIXIMUM PRESSURES CODE
NFPA 13D code adoption and contractor preferences vary all over the country. One area where we do that especially well is in custom manufacturing out of our plant in Exton, PA U.S.A.