Page iii Integrated Fire Protection System & M WNER PERATION AINTENANCE ANUAL Table of Contents Dry Pipe System and Corrosion Inhibiting System General Section ......................Section 1- General description 2- Listings and approvals 3- Applicable standards 4- Environment 5- Features 6- Configuration description Mechanical Section ........................
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Page iv Integrated Fire Protection System & M WNER PERATION AINTENANCE ANUAL Electrical Section .......................... Section 1- Remotely supervised configuration Dimensional Data & Cabinet ....................... Section 1- Cabinet unit Limited Warranty .......................... Section FM-076E-0-12B...
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Page 1 of 2 Integrated Fire Protection System General Section - Dry Pipe System 1- General description 3- Applicable standards This T ® integrated fire protection system by The T ® complies with the following standards: OTAL OTAL Systems Inc. consists of a dry pipe system trim - NFPA-13 Sprinkler Systems totally pre-assembled, pre-wired and factory tested, - NFPA-15 Water Spray Fixed Systems...
Page 2 of 2 Integrated Fire Protection System General Section - Dry Pipe System Trim is fully assembled and tested at the factory 6.2 ECS ® PGEN-5 FF nitrogen generator All trims are galvanized steel, Listed and Approved for Engineered Corrosion Solutions...
Page 1 of 12 Integrated Fire Protection System Mechanical Section - Dry Pipe System 1- Installation, operation & maintenance instructions 1.2 Preliminary inspection before placing the system in Note: Numbers indicated between brackets refer to figure 3 service DETAILED SYSTEM TRIM SCHEMATICS from this section and section AIR SUPPLY.
Page 2 of 12 Integrated Fire Protection System Mechanical Section - Dry Pipe System 1.3 Dry pipe valve clapper settings To SET the dry pipe valve clapper 1. Fully OPEN main drain valve (D3) to completely drain the 1. With the hand-hole cover removed from the dry pipe system piping network.
Page 3 of 12 Integrated Fire Protection System Mechanical Section - Dry Pipe System When equipped with the optional accelerator and external 5. OPEN the dry pipe system air supply and adjust pressure anti-flood device, a drop in system air pressure causes the switches and other devices according to water pressure accelerator to operate.
Page 4 of 12 Integrated Fire Protection System Mechanical Section - Dry Pipe System 1.7 Inspections and tests 1.6 Emergency instructions To take system out of service NOTICE: The owner is responsible for maintaining the fire protection system and devices in proper operating WARNING ! Placing a control valve or detection system out condition.
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Page 5 of 12 Integrated Fire Protection System Mechanical Section - Dry Pipe System When trip testing is complete 9. Establish recommended supervisory pressure to the system piping network (see section AIR SUPPLY). 1. Perform steps 1 through 4 of paragraph 1.6 EMERGENCY 10.
Page 6 of 12 Integrated Fire Protection System Mechanical Section - Dry Pipe System 1.8 Maintenance 1.8.3 Semi-annually 1. Main water supply valve (D1) switch shall be operated NOTICE: The owner is responsible for maintaining the fire to verify the switch actuation upon movement of the protection system and devices in proper operating hand wheel.
Page 7 of 12 Integrated Fire Protection System Mechanical Section - Dry Pipe System 2- Dry pipe and corrosion inhibiting system Note: Numbers indicated between brackets refer to figure 3 DETAILED SYSTEM TRIM SCHEMATICS from this section and section AIR SUPPLY. 2.1 Normal condition 1.
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Page 8 of 12 Integrated Fire Protection System Mechanical Section - Dry Pipe System Figure 1 - T ® (shown without doors) OTAL See figures 2 and 3 for additional details. Dry Pipe Outlet Junction Box TBA & TBC Junction Box TBB PGEN-5 FF Unit Optional Gas Analyzer Isolation Switch...
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Page 9 of 12 Integrated Fire Protection System Mechanical Section - Dry Pipe System Figure 2 - T ® P & ID OTAL Dry Pipe Outlet Towards Sprinklers SMART Vent Assembly PGEN-5 FF Unit Air Compressor Optional Style "A" PGEN-5 FF Air Compressor Generator Unit Low Air...
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Page 10 of 12 Integrated Fire Protection System Mechanical Section - Dry Pipe System Figure 3 - Detailed system trim schematic Typical dry pipe system (4" (100 mm) system shown) FIELD CONNECTION TO SPRINKLER PIPING NETWORK To Air Supply System Trim To Accelerator Option 1 inch connection...
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Page 11 of 12 Integrated Fire Protection System Mechanical Section - Dry Pipe System Figure 4 - Cross section of the dry pipe valve Latch Dry Pipe Valve Resetting Tool Clapper Arm Hook FM-061H-0-274A Figure 4A Figure 4B Figure 4C FM-076E-0-38A...
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Page 1 of 2 Integrated Fire Protection System Trim Options Dry Pipe trim options 1. Semi-flanged option 2. Anti-column device option When required by the user, T ® unit can be The model LD-1 anti-column device is an optional trim OTAL provided in semi-flanged configuration.
Page 2 of 2 Integrated Fire Protection System Trim Options ® 4. ECS in-line corrosion detector ® The ECS in-line corrosion detector is designed to provide an early warning indication of internal corrosion activity in water-based fire protection systems. The device is designed to be installed outside the cabinet, where corrosion is most likely to occur: the air/water interface.
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Page 1 of 8 Integrated Fire Protection System Air Supply - Dry Pipe System 1. Cabinet Air Supplies Dry pipe sprinkler system using air pressure for 1.2 Air supply Style "A" (refer to figure 3) supervisory or releasing purposes is provided with either Used for initial system piping network filling with volume internal or external supervised air supply.
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Page 2 of 8 Integrated Fire Protection System Air Supply - Dry Pipe System 2. Operation 2.2 Air supply Style "A" or "D1" without external air 2.1 Air supply Style "D1" with external air supply (refer supply (refer to figure 2 or figure 3) to figure 2) To apply initial air pressure To apply initial air pressure...
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Page 3 of 8 Integrated Fire Protection System Air Supply - Dry Pipe System To adjust ECS ® PGEN-5 FF air supply 3. Maintenance and inspection Refer to table 3 for pressure settings. Important : Advise local authorities of the necessary work ®...
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Page 4 of 8 Integrated Fire Protection System Air Supply - Dry Pipe System Nitrogen generation filters 3.3 ECS ® PGEN-5 FF unit maintenance When maintained properly, the nitrogen separation Quarterly membrane will have an expected service life of 20 years. 1.
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Page 5 of 8 Integrated Fire Protection System Air Supply - Dry Pipe System Table 3 - ECS ® PGEN-5 FF unit pressure settings ® Maximum water Compressor Compressor PSV-D SMART vent pressure cut-in cut-out backpressure 50 PSI 20 PSI 25 PSI 18 PSI (345 kPa)
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Page 6 of 8 Integrated Fire Protection System Air Supply - Dry Pipe System Figure 3 - Air supply Style "A" For initial system piping network filling with volume higher than 250 gallons (946 liters). Pressure relief valve Joint tubing (plug connection applies according to system configuration) TO NITROGEN GENERATOR...
Page 7 of 8 Integrated Fire Protection System Air Supply - Dry Pipe System 4. Air supply options To reset the accelerator device 4.1 Accelerator Make sure the system is properly drained and reset. The Viking Model E-1 accelerator is a quick-opening Observe the upper chamber pressure of the accelerator.
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Page 8 of 8 Integrated Fire Protection System Air Supply - Dry Pipe System 5. Verify that all other trim valves are in their normal 4. Check the upper chamber pressure of the accelerator. operating position. The air pressure should be equal to the air pressure maintained in the system on which it is installed.
Page 1 of 6 Integrated Fire Protection System Control Section 1. Remotely supervised unit 1.1 Product description Figure 1 – Cabinet layout The T ® dry pipe remote unit is provided OTAL without control panel. A field wiring electrical junctions box is integrated with the cabinet for connection of pressure switches, supervisory switches, etc.
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Page 2 of 6 Integrated Fire Protection System Control Section Figure 2 - Junctions box layout for system without control panel AC POWER POWER LIMITED CIRCUITS 120VAC, 50/60Hz or TBB Terminals 220/240VAC, 50/60Hz All conduits are installed by the Contractor through 1/2"...
Page 3 of 6 Integrated Fire Protection System Control Section 2. ECS ® PGEN-5 FF nitrogen generation control unit Pressure monitoring controller The pressure monitoring controller establishes the cut-in 2.1 Product description (turn-on) and cut-out (turn-off) of the nitrogen generation ®...
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Page 4 of 6 Integrated Fire Protection System Control Section Figure 3 - ECS ® PGEN-5 FF control panel layout Power Switch Smart Vent Switch POWER FAST FILL VENT Compressor Start Counter Fast Fill Switch Compressor Hours Meter Leak Limit Buzzer HOURS Output Flow Gauge (Gauge Valve Behind Panel)
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Page 5 of 6 Integrated Fire Protection System Control Section 2.4 ECS ® PSV-D SMART vent assembly Any adjustments to cut-in and cut-out pressure settings will The ECS ® PSV-D SMART vent assembly is installed affect backpressure regulator settings. ® within the T unit.
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Page 1 of 2 Integrated Fire Protection System Electrical Section - Dry Pipe System 1. Remotely supervised configuration The T ® remotely supervised unit is provided OTAL without an integrated control panel since all internal supervisory devices are to be connected and supervised from a remote fire alarm control panel.
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Page 1 of 4 Integrated Fire Protection System Dimensional Data & Cabinet ® 1- Cabinet for T unit OTAL ® The T unit cabinet is made of sturdy 14 gauge OTAL ® IMPORTANT ! T unit is NOT designed to be OTAL steel.
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Page 2 of 4 Integrated Fire Protection System Dimensional Data & Cabinet Figure 1 - Cabinet and inlets/outlets dimensions TBA, TBB & TBC ØB TBA & TBC ØC DRAIN - SCH.40 GR. OUTLET ØA WATER INLET SCH.40 GROOVED OUTLET FM-061H-0-324A Table 2 - Cabinet dimensions - dimensions are in inches (mm) Unit size...
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Page 3 of 4 Integrated Fire Protection System Dimensional Data & Cabinet Figure 2 - Floor anchoring dimensions Table 3 - Floor anchoring dimensions Unit size 4" 48" 15" 5" (51mm) (1220mm) (380mm) (100mm) 6" 48" 15" (1220mm) (380mm) (150mm) TOP VIEW Ø...
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Page 4 of 4 Integrated Fire Protection System Dimensional Data & Cabinet Figure 5 - Open drain details for single unit Table 5 - Manifold dimensions Unit size Unit OTAL Shown Without 4" 10" 13¾" 2" (255mm) (350mm) (50mm) Front Doors (100mm) Unit Drain Pipe 6"...
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Manufacturer with respect to its Tel.: (450) 437-3473 products. This warranty shall not be modified, unless such Fax: (450) 437-1930 modification is made in writing by an executive officer of Toll Free: (866) 347-3353 the Manufacturer. Website: www.fireflex.com FM-076E-0-66A...
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Page 2 of 2 Integrated Fire Protection System Limited Warranty User Notes FM-076E-0-66A...
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