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Flexible Connections Between Above Ground Water Tank and Piping
When connecting piping (above ground) between fire pump suction and and an above ground water storage tank, it is required to have a flexible connection. I have yet to find a flexible connection pipe that is listed for fire protection systems. The size would be 8" or 10". Does anyone know of a...- Mikes54
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- Forum: NFPA (fire) Code Issues
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Wet Pit Sizing
I have a customer with a pond fed fire pump with a wet pit. There is a 24" pipe coming from the pond, into the wet pit. Approximately 75' of pipe. The existing pump was designed and installed 35 years ago. It is a 1000 gpm pump. New addition on site will now require a 2000 gpm pump. I need to...- Mikes54
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- Forum: NFPA (fire) Code Issues
