Check Valve and Strainer Requirements
Check Valve and Strainer Requirements
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Newbie Here...
We have a Check Valve and a Strainer for our Cooling Tower deluge system that need replaced. My maintenance group purchased some off of McMaster. My question is if there is any "certification" for these items that they have to have before being placed into a Fire Protection System. I was looking at NFPA 13 Sections 7.3 and 6.7 but neither of them had any requirements listed in there. This is my first time really dealing with Fire Protection so any direction would be appreciated and sorry if the I have terminology mistakes in my question.
Thanks,
Rock
We have a Check Valve and a Strainer for our Cooling Tower deluge system that need replaced. My maintenance group purchased some off of McMaster. My question is if there is any "certification" for these items that they have to have before being placed into a Fire Protection System. I was looking at NFPA 13 Sections 7.3 and 6.7 but neither of them had any requirements listed in there. This is my first time really dealing with Fire Protection so any direction would be appreciated and sorry if the I have terminology mistakes in my question.
Thanks,
Rock





RE: Check Valve and Strainer Requirements
6.1.1.2 nfpa 13 2010 edition
Where is the strainer located?? Been long time since doing a deluge
Is it part of a fire pump assembly
RE: Check Valve and Strainer Requirements
RE: Check Valve and Strainer Requirements
Thanks for the answers.
RE: Check Valve and Strainer Requirements
RE: Check Valve and Strainer Requirements
A3.2.3 Listed. The means for identifying listed equipment may vary for each organization concerned with product evaluation;some organizations do not recognize equipment as listed unless it is also labeled. The authority having jurisdiction should utilize the system employed by the listing organization to identify a listed product.
R M Arsenault Engineering Inc.
www.rmae.ca
RE: Check Valve and Strainer Requirements
Especially for deluge, just a few things that can go wrong
RE: Check Valve and Strainer Requirements
Ask the AHJ first before buying anything that is not UL or FM listed, but is listed by some other agency. Will bet a paycheck that the answer will ne "no". And you probably will not get a definitive answer from the AHJ [they have to behave in a politically acceptable manner] on what, in general, is acceptable. Just like NFPA leaves it open; but the only regularly recognized and accepted agencies are UL and FM. They just won't come out and say that.