20-14 INSTALLATION OF STATIONARY PUMPS FOR FIRE PROTECTION 4.10.2.1.1. Where the minimum pump suction pressure is be- low 20 psi (1.3 bar) under any flow condition, the suction {gauge tall be a compound pressure and vacuuim gauge. 4.10.22. ‘The face of the dial shall vead in inches of mercury (illmeters of mercury) or psi (bar) forthe suction range. 4.10.23. ‘The gauge shall have a pressure range two times the rated maximum iction pressure of the pump. 4.10.24 ‘The requirements of 4.10.2 shall not apply to vertical shaft curbine-type pump taking suction from a well of open wet pit. 4.11. Girculation Relief Valve. 4.11.1 Automatic Relief Valve. 4.1.1.1 Unless the requirements of 4.1.1.7 are met, each plmp(s) shall have an automatic relief valve listed for the fire Dump service installed and set below the shutof! pressure at minimum expected suction pressure 4.11.1.2 The valve shall be installed on the discharge side of the pump before the discharge check vale, 41.1.8 The valve chall provide flow of aulficient water to prevent the pump from overheating when operating with no discharge. 4.11.14. Provisions shall be made for discharge to a drain 4.11.1.5 Circulation relief valves shall not be tied in with the packing box or drip sim drains. 4.11.1.6 The automatic relief valve shall have a nominal size ‘of 0.75 in, (19 mm) for pumps with a rated capacity not ex ceeding 2500 gpm (9462 L/min) and have a nominal size of, Lin. (25 mm) for pumps with 2 rated capacity of 3000 gpm to 5000 gpm (11,355 L/min to 18,925 L/min) 4.1.1.7 The requirements of 4.11.1 shall not apply to engine diven pumps for which engine cooling water is taken trom the pump discharge. 4.12° Equipment Protection, 4.121% General Requirements, The fre pump, driver, control: Jer, water supply, and power supply shall be protected against posible interruption of service Unrough damage caused by ex plosion, fire, flood, earthquake, rodents, insects, windstorm, freezing, vandalitm, and other adverse conditions 4.12:1.1* Indoor Fire Pump Units, 4.12.1.11 Fire pump units serving high-ite buildings shall be protected from surrounding occupancies bya minimum of, hour fierated construction or physically separated from the protected building by a minimum of 0 (15.8 m). 4.12.1.1.2* Indoor fire pump rooms in nonhigh-se build ings or in teparate fire pump buildings shall be physically separated or protected by fiterated construction in accor dance with Table 4.12.1.1.2 4.12.1.1.8 ‘The location of and access to the fire pump room shall be preplanned with the fire department 4.12:1.1.4 Except as permitted in 4.12.15, rooms contain. ing fire pumps shall be free fom storage, equipment, and penetrations not eseential to the operation of the pump and related components, B sors ecten Table 4.12.1.1.2 Equipment Protection Pump _‘Building(«) Exposing Required Room/House Pump Room/House Separation Notsprinklered Not sprinklered Fully sprinklered Not sprinklered 2 hour firerated Folly sprinklered ot Not sprinklered 508 (15.5 m) Thour frerated Fully sprinklered or 50 (15.8 m) Fully sprinklered 4.12.1.1.5 Equipment related to domestic water disuibution shall be permitted to be located within the same room as the fire pump equipment. 4.12.1.1.6 ‘The pump room or pump house shall be sized to fit all ofthe components necessaty for the operation of the fire pump and to accommodate the following! a learance between components for installation and maintenance learance between a component and the wall for installa. tion and maintenance learance between energized electrical equipment and. fother equipment in accordance with NEPA 70, National Electrical Code (4) Orientation of the pump to the suction piping to allow compliance with 4.14.63 4.12.1.2 Outdoor Fire Pump Units 4.12.1.2.1 Fite pump units that are outdoors shall be located atleast $0 ft (15.8 m) away from any buildings and other fire exposures exposing the building, 4.12.1.2.2. Outdoor installations shall be required to be pro- vided with protection against possible interruption, in aceor dance with 412.1, 4.12.1.3 Fire Pump Buildings or Rooms with Diesel Engines. Fite pump buildings or rooms enclosing diesel engine pump drivers and day tanks shall be protected with an automatic sprinkler system installed in accordance with NFPA 13, Star ‘dar forthe Installation of Sprinkler Systems 4.12.2 Equipment Access. e eo 4.12.21 The location of and access tothe fire pump room(s) shall be pre-planned with the lire department 4.12.2.1.1 Fite pump rooms not divectly accessible from the outside shall be accessible through an enclosed passageway from an enclosed stairway or extetior exit 4.12.2.1.2 The enclosed passageway shall have a freresstance rating not less than the Breesitance rating of the fire pump 4.12.3 Heat. 4.1.8.1 An approved or listed source of heat shall be pro: vided for maintaining the temperature of a pump room or pump house, where required, above 40°F (4°C). 4123.2. The requirements of 11.6.5 shall be followed fox higher temperature requirements for internal combustion engines