A Cheatsheet for Floor Control Assemblies

6/18/2020

I hope you are having a great week.

This week is a 2020 update to a popular post from 2016 with a free PDF cheatsheet. It's usefully for novice designers or experienced inspectors, with clear code references and purposes of each of the components that go into a floor control assembly serving a fire sprinkler system.

A breakout of each of the components that go into a fire sprinkler floor control assembly.

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Colin Triming

6/22/2020 08:48:57 am

The cheat sheet for floor control valves, in the descriptions: Capped outlet on drain riser, it says no requirement. I thought this was required on a least every second floor when you have PRV's?

Joe

6/22/2020 11:42:34 am

Colin - thanks for the comment - do you have a reference for this (standard or specific section). I'd be happy to research further and incorporate if so. Thanks!

Colin

6/23/2020 07:05:11 am

Joe,
NFPA 14 2013 - 7.11.1.1

Thanks

Joe Meyer

6/23/2020 11:37:11 am

Thanks Colin!

New FP Guy

6/24/2020 09:43:53 pm

Just wanted to say thank you for posts like these. Really helps new guys like me.

Juan Asmad

8/5/2020 01:27:05 pm

Hola Joe,

Muy buen aporte, quisiera agregar dos comentarios con respecto a la válvula de alivio de presión:
1.- Para garantizar un correcto funcionamiento de esta válvula debe ser instalada en su posición vertical.
2.- Además quiero comentarte como una buena practica de instalación, la línea de descarga de esta válvula debería tener un visor de flujo, ya que por tener un drenaje a un ponto no visible no habría forma de verificar su correcto funcionamiento.

Saludos.

Joe Meyer

8/5/2020 01:29:09 pm

Agreed, well said Juan. The site glass could serve the function of allowing visual of waterflow through the drain, and many modern combination inspector's tests and drains now include a pressure relief valve too. Good points to consider!

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