Fire Sprinkler Riser

Zurn model fezr in building fire commercial risers are vertically mounted assemblies designed to connect a water supply line to a fire sprinkler system.

Fire sprinkler riser.

Each riser taps into a permanent source of water such as a pipe connected to the city water system a water tank or reservoir. 25 wet pipe sprinkler system. Fire sprinkler risers are in a sense where the plumbing outside a building ends and a fire sprinkler system begins. At the risers there is a gauge and a butterfly control valve that turns the water off for the sprinklers located in the attic.

Since the sprinkler system attacks infant fire and need water to function without the riser supplying the water the sprinkler system will be ineffective. Each unit consists of a test and drain valve a water flow detector switch and a pressure gauge. Riser assemblies commercial residential residential riserpack agf the model 8000 residential riserpack is a prepackaged economical riser assembly designed for nfpa 13d and 13r residential fire sprinkler systems. 24 water motor gong a mechanical water driven alarm device typically installed on the outside wall of the sprinkler riser room.

Fire sprinkler systems are effectively already zoned you don t need to do anything special. In the event of a fire the bell will ring which will alert passer byers to contact emergency services. Then it conveys that water to the network of pipes running to fire sprinkler heads. From the risers the fire sprinkler pipes run out along the ceiling where the sprinklers are located.

The riser room provides one easily identified and accessible location for all of a facility s fire sprinkler and fire protection equipment. Raised lettering on both sides allows for installation to be to the right or left and easily identifies the flow direction and test and drain. When your fire sprinkler system detects a fire it doesn t set off all the sprinkler heads at once. A complete sprinkler installation is a lengthy process and one of the more time consuming steps has been the fabrication and assembly of the fire sprinkler riser which was traditionally built from scratch.