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(61 cm) nor more than one hundred twenty two centimeters (122
cm) above the floor of each storey. All dry standpipe shall be
equipped with a two way sixty four millimeters (64 mm) outlet
above the roof line of the building when the roof has a slope of less
than thirty centimeters (30 cm) long wrench may be used in
connecting the hose with clearance for the wrench on all sides of
the outlet. Standpipes located in smokeproof enclosures shall have
outlets located in the vestibule or on the balcony. Standpipes
outlets in stairway enclosures or smoke towers shall be so located
that the exit doors do not interfere with the use of the outlet. All
outlets shall be equipped with an approved valve cap and chains.
g. Signs. An approved durable sign with raised letters of at least
twenty five millimeters (25mm) in height shall be permanently
attached to all fire Service street connections, cast on a plate or
fitting that reads “DRY STANDPIPE”. A sign indicating the pressure
required at the inlets to deliver the system demand shall also be
provided.
D. Wet Standpipes
1. Wet standpipe system extending from the cellar or basement into the
topmost storey shall be required in the following:
a. Assembly occupancies with an occupant load exceeding one
thousand (1,000);
b. Educational, healthcare and detention and correctional, business
and mercantile, industrial, and hotels and apartments
occupancies, four or more storeys in height, and
c. Hazardous storage and business and mercantile occupancies
having a floor area exceeding one thousand eight hundred sixty
square meters (1,860 m 2 ) per floor.
2. However, the preceding provision does not apply to:
a. Buildings equipped throughout with an approved, supervised
sprinkler system.
b. Basement or cellars equipped with approved, supervised sprinkler
system.
3. Location
a. Wet standpipes shall be located so that all portions of the buildings
are within six meters (6m) of a nozzle attached to twenty two
meters (22 m) of hose.
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