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Fire pump room size requirements.
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The above discussion questions pump room sizing requirements.
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Where provided fire pump rooms and automatic sprinkler system riser rooms shall be designed with adequate space for all equipment necessary for the installation as defined by the manufacturer with sufficient working space around the stationary equipment.
Nfpa 20 standard for the installation of stationary pumps for fire protection requires that the fire pump driver controller water supply and power supply shall be protected against possible interruption of service through damage caused by explosion fire flood earthquake rodents insects windstorm freezing vandalism and other adverse conditions.
All details and components of fire pump room according to nfpa 20.
Because this bypass and associated valves can be of significant physical size this is yet another space planning consideration for the fire pump room.
In summary a fire pump is a critical life safety equipment item in a building.
Regardless of the floor space the room needs to not only be big enough but properly laid out to prevent messes like the above photo.