Test Your Sprinkler Monitoring Skills
15 Questions
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See how well you know the rules regulating sprinkler system monitoring.
Questions and Answers
- 1.Waterflow alarm devices shall be installed so that any flow of water from ______ sprinkler head(s) of ______ size(s) installed on the system will result in an audible alarm.
- A.
2 / largest
- B.
2 / any
- C.
1 / smallest
- D.
All / all
- 2.An audible alarm shall sound on the premises within ______ after water flows.
- A.
30 seconds
- B.
90 seconds
- C.
3 minutues
- D.
5 minutes
- 3.What does the alarm apparatus for a wet pipe system consist of?
- A.
Listed alarm check valve with the necessary attachments required to give an alarm
- B.
Clapper valve installed in the direction of water flow with weatherproof connectors
- C.
Outdoor water motor gong
- D.
Pressure gauge and check valve
- 4.The alarm apparatus for deluge and pre-action systems shall consist of alarms actuated ______ the detection system and the flow of water.
- A.
Immediately by
- B.
Within 5 minutes of
- C.
Independently of
- D.
All of the above
- 5.Electrically operated alarm attachments forming part of an auxiliary, central station, local protective, proprietary or remote station signaling system shall be installed in accordance with
- A.
NFPA 13
- B.
NFPA 10
- C.
NFPA 70
- D.
NFPA 72
- 6.Sprinkler waterflow alarm systems that are not part of a required protective signaling system shall not be required to be supervised and shall be installed in accordance with ______ .
- A.
NFPA 13
- B.
NFPA 10
- C.
NFPA 70
- D.
NFPA 72
- 7.Outdoor electric alarm devices shall be ______.
- A.
Prohibited
- B.
Listed for outdoor use
- C.
Weather resistant
- D.
Of the low voltage type only
- 8.A wet pipe system shall not be permitted to supply an auxiliary dry pipe system.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 9.The color classification for a sprinkler head of the “extra high” temperature range shall be ______
- A.
Red
- B.
Yellow
- C.
Purple
- D.
Black
- 10.Sprinkler heads may be painted provided they use specially designed lead-based paint.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 11.If pressure or waterflow switches are used to shut down elevator power, the use of devices with time-delay capability shall be permitted.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 12.When a heat detector is used to power elevator shutdown, it is recommended that there can be a delay, and that delay should be approximately the time it takes for the elevator car to travel from the top of the hoistway to the lowest recall level.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 13.Elevator electrical equipment shall be Type ______ as specified in NEMA 250.
- A.
2
- B.
4
- C.
5
- D.
7
- 14.Activation of the initiating device shall occur within ______ seconds of waterflow at the alarm-initiating device.
- A.
30
- B.
60
- C.
90
- D.
210
- 15.The required response criterion in question 14, between initial flow of water and the electronic signal to the fire alarm control panel ______ polling delays introduced by the fire alarm control unit.
- A.
Does include
- B.
Does not include
- C.
Limits
- D.
Prohibits
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