Dry Riser & Underground Fire Hydrants
Maintenance
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A Dry Riser System is usually installed in buildings of between 18 & 60 metres in height. Essentially it is a dry pipe that the fire service can connect to at the bottom of a building in order to supply fire fighters with water on any floor level that they require. The adjacent image shows this in detail.
Utlising our own fire engine we attend to our customer sites twice per annum and test systems in accordance with BS 9990. Visit 1 is what we call the annual pressure test. Our fire appliance pressurises the dry riser system to 12 Bar for 15 minutes and we inspect all the system components to ensure that they operate satisfactorily. Visit 2 is undertaken 6 months later and we refer to this as an interim inspection where we ensure all component parts are intact and operating correctly.
A Dry Riser System is usually installed in buildings of between 18 & 60 metres in height. Essentially it is a dry pipe that the fire service can connect to at the bottom of a building in order to supply fire fighters with water on any floor level that they require. The adjacent image shows this in detail.
Utlising our own fire engine we attend to our customer sites twice per annum and test systems in accordance with BS 9990. Visit 1 is what we call the annual pressure test. Our fire appliance pressurises the dry riser system to 12 Bar for 15 minutes and we inspect all the system components to ensure that they operate satisfactorily. Visit 2 is undertaken 6 months later and we refer to this as an interim inspection where we ensure all component parts are intact and operating correctly.
An Underground Fire Hydrant is a valve which is permanently connected to a live water supply. You will see these on every street and are usually identifiable by a yellow painted cover in the road. A hydrant marker plate is usually affixed to the wall close to this so that the fire service can locate them easily. If you own a private industrial estate for example you are required to provide your own testing and maintenance regime for this equipment. This is required annually and we flow test these hydrants for you to evaluate their performance.
Contact us today: Call 01792 774085 (Option 1), or email info@fpsfire.co.uk
