Craig - 100% agree. All systems need a main drain piped to an acceptable place of discharge that can handle full flow with the fire pump system (if provided) operating. 

There should also be a method to drain the fire pump system piping. 

John
John August Denhardt, P.E.
Vice-President Engineering and Technical Services
American Fire Sprinkler Association 
301-343-1457

On May 11, 2023, at 12:12 PM, Prahl, Craig <[email protected]> wrote:



I’m not sure I understand the correlation between system drains and the subject of this post?

 

There needs to be a drain from each sprinkler system valve, wet, dry, PA or Deluge, doesn’t matter.

 

There needs to be a drain in the fire pump room. 

 

Craig Prahl | Jacobs | Group Lead/SME – Fire Protection | [email protected] | www.jacobs.com

1041 East Butler Road   Greenville, South Carolina  29606

CONTACT BY: Phone 1-864-676-5252, Email or MS TEAMS

 

 

From: Brian Harris <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2023 11:23 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] [Sprinklerforum] Fire Pump Drains

 

Installing a Dry system fed from a pump and while running the 2” drain outside the building from the dry valve it dawned on me we never show a drain for the wet system. I’m assuming that’s taken care of from the casing drain on the pump?

 

Brian Harris, CET

BVS Systems Inc.

bvssystemsinc.com

Phone: 704.896.9989

Fax: 704.896.1935

 

 




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