NFPA 20 Standard for the

Installation of Stationary
Pumps
for Fire Protection
By
Eng. Sherif Azab
Fire Protection Engineer

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Course Content
 Intro to NFPA 20. ‫بالعربى‬
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 Pump Basics.
 Installation of Suction Piping and Related Components.
 Installation Discharge Piping and Related Components.
 Sensing Line Requirement.
 Water Flow Test Devices.
 Pressure Maintenance Pump.
 Fire Pump Enclosure Requirements.
 Fire Pump Selection and Pressure setting.
 Water Sources.
Acceptance Testing
 Drivers and control Panels
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Lecture-5 ‫بالعربى‬
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(Installation Discharge Piping and Related Components)
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 Discharge piping Components

 Discharge Pipe Size

 Valves and Fittings

 Sensing Line
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4.16 Discharge Piping ‫شريف عزب‬.‫م‬
4.16.1 The discharge components shall consist of pipe, valves, and fittings extending from
the pump discharge flange to the system side of the discharge valve.
4.16.3 The pressure rating of the discharge components shall be adequate for the maximum
total discharge head with the pump operating at shutoff and rated speed but shall not be less
than the rating of the fire protection system.
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4.16.6 Size of Discharge Pipe
(Table 4.27(a) Summary of Centrifugal Fire Pump Data (U.S. Customary)
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2-Concentric Reducer or Increaser
-When the size of the discharge piping is different than the discharge flange of the fire pump
a concentric reducer needs to be installed. A concentric reducer differs from an eccentric
reducer in that the centerlines of the openings on each end of the fitting do line up..
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3-Valves
4.16.7 *Check Valve:
-listed check valve or backflow
preventer shall be installed in the
pump discharge assembly

4.16.8 Control Valve :

- A listed indicating gate or butterfly
valve shall be installed on the fire
protection system side of the pump
discharge check valve.
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4.31* Pressure Actuated Controller Pressure Sensing ‫بالعربى‬
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1-The pressure sensing line intended 4.31.1 For all pump installations,
to control the starting of the pump including jockey pumps, each
motor and the running cycle of the controller shall have its own
fire pump individual pressure sensing line.

FIGURE A.4.31(b) Piping Connection for Incorrect Installation with

Pressure Sensing Combined Sensing Lines.
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Lines
4.31.2 The pressure sensing line
connection for each pump, including
jockey pumps, shall be made between
that pump's discharge check valve
and discharge isolation valve

4.31.3* The pressure sensing line

shall be brass, rigid copper pipe
Types K, L, or M, or Series 300
stainless steel pipe or tube, and
the fittings shall be of 1∕2 in. (15
mm) nominal size.

Figure A.4.31
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4.31.4 Two bronze or stainless steel
check valves shall be installed in the
pressure sensing line at least 5 ft (1.52
m) apart.

4.31.4.3 There shall be two

inspection test valves attached to
the pressure sensing line that
shall consist of a tee, a valve, a
second tee with the branch
plugged, and a second valve.

Figure A.4.31
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7-The pressure sensing element of the recorder shall be capable of withstanding a
momentary surge pressure of at least 400 psi (27.6 bar) or 133 percent of fire pump
controller rated operating pressure, whichever is greater, without losing its accuracy.
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Thanks
By
Sherif Azab
Fire Protection Engineer

NFPA
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