Fire Sprinkler Test And Drain Valve

Ul listed and fm approved.

Fire sprinkler test and drain valve.

An entire floor control loop assembly in one valve. A61 valves have forged brass body with chrome plated brass ball valve and ptfe seats. 1 25 mm 1 1 4 32 mm 2 50 mm cad drawings. In the test position this valve simulates flow of a single sprinkler with a 5 6 k factor orifice.

A61 test and drain valve for sprinkler systems combines the functions of test and drain for wet sprinkler systems. The drain position allows unrestricted flow for rapid draining of the system. Test and drain valves are compact 3 position ball valves with drain orifice having k factor 5 6 or 4 2 optional 3 positions consist of off test and drain. The lightweight and compact model 1000 is a 300 psi rated single handle ball valve designed to provide both the test and express drain functions required for a wet fire sprinkler system.

Valves test and drain. Residential fire pumps tanks. Main drains auxiliary drains sectional drains test drains and more. 100 00 199 99 2 200 00 and above 2 test and drain.

From the 2016 edition of nfpa 13 3 4 11 wet pipe sprinkler system a sprinkler system employing automatic sprinklers attached to a piping system containing water and connected to a water supply so that water discharges immediately. The main drain test is required by nfpa25 to be performed annually to ensure the proper water supply is available at the system riser detect changes in the water supply that may affect the sprinkler system s performance and confirm the drain valves are operational. Welded outlets and drop nipples. Agf manufacturing revolutionized the fire sprinkler industry with the model 1000 testandrain single valve inspector s test which eliminated the time and space consuming traditional loop assembly.

The valves comply with the requirements of nfpa 13 nfpa 13r and nfpa 13d. This article discusses four common reasons and details the various types of drains necessary for safely draining a fire sprinkler system. Ul and fm state tha argco meets all of the specifications for fire sprinkler installations. Why would a fire protection system need to be drained.

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Equal quality and guaranteed savings. Clear sight glass plugs facilitates visual inspection of water flow through the valve. Test and drain valves serve the installation and maintenance applications of wet pipe fire sprinkler systems. Included is a detailed breakdown of the primary drain valves in a sprinkler system.

Brass construction astm b584 integral tamper resistant sight glass. Since then testandrain valves have been installed on many fire protection systems throughout the world.