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vim <br />DRY PIPE <br />SPRINKLER SYSTEM <br />The Viking Corporation, 210 N Industrial Park Drive, Hastings MI 4905E <br />Telephone: 269-945.9501 Technical Services: 877-384.5464 Fax: 269-818-1680 Email: techsvcs@vikingcorp.com <br />D. REMOVING THE SYSTEM FROM SERVICE <br />WARNIN,;: DO NOT TURN OFF THE WATER SUPPLY TO MAKE REPAIRS WITHOUT PLACING A ROVING FIRE PATROL <br />IN THE AREA COVERED BY THE SYSTEM. THE PATROL SHOULD CONTINUE UNTIL THE SYSTEM IS BACK IN SER- <br />VICE. <br />Prior to turning off any valves; or activating any alarms, notify local security guards and/or central alarm station (if used) so that <br />a false alarm will not be signaled and result in a local fire department response. <br />1. Close the supply control valve. <br />2 Place the accelerator out of service by shutting the ball valves on either side of the accelerator <br />3 Shut off the air supply system. <br />4 Open the test dram valve. <br />5 Reneve system air pressure by opening the air sunply test valve <br />6. System and supply pressure gauges should now read zero psi <br />7 Open the dry valve, hand -hole cover. If the dry valve clapper is in the DOWN and LATCHED position, unlatch the clap- <br />per arm by inserting the dry valve wrench through the hook -pawl assembly and apply downward pressure on the wrench <br />handle. The clapper arm will be released and will swing to the full OPEN position. <br />8. Replace hand -hole cover <br />9 Place a system -out -of -service sign in a visible location. <br />10 The system should be crazed out of service only for repairs. Notify management that the system is out of service <br />5. INSPECTION, TESTS AND MAINTENANCE <br />A. WARNING <br />1. DO NOT TURN OFF THE WATER SUPPLY TO MAKE REPAIRS WITHOUT PLACING A ROVING FIRE PATROL IN THE <br />AREA COVERED BY THE SYSTEM THE PATROL SHOULD CONTINUE UNTIL THE SYSTEM IS BACK IN SERVICE. <br />2. Prior to turning off any valves or activating any alarms, notify local security guards and/or central alarm station (rf used) so <br />that a false alarm will not be signaled and result in a local fire department response. <br />3 In any of the following inspection or testing procedures, if an abnormal condition exists, see the paragraph on tldficullies <br />for possible cause and corrective action <br />4 For complete information on individual devices, see the appropriate device page. <br />5 See NFPA Pamphlet No. 13A, Care and Maintenance of Sprinkler Systems <br />B. NORMAL CONDITIONS <br />1 All control valves open, locked and sealed with tamper proof seals. <br />2. ALARM TEST SHUT-OFF VALVE IN "ALARM" POSITION <br />3. Water and au pressure gauge valves open <br />4. Accelerator shut-off valves open <br />5. System air pressure and accelerator gauges indicating equal pressure <br />6 The water pressure -gauge reading equals that of the known service -line pressure <br />7 Incoming power to all alarm switches on <br />8 Test dram valve, auxiliary drain valves and inspector's test valves should be tightly closed <br />9 If an automatic air supply is used the compressor should be on the air maintenance device, the by-pass valve should be <br />closed. and, the system air should be maintained at a constant pressure <br />10, The sprinkler head cabinet contains appropriate replacement sprinklers <br />11 Dry valve house temperature should be maintained above freezing. <br />12 Drum drips and low points should be free of water <br />13 The water level -n the nser must be below the au supply drain. <br />C. WEEKLY TEST OF SYSTEM <br />1. Check the system for normal conditions ' <br />2. Turn Alarm Test Shut-off valve to Test position, water motor alarm should sound <br />3 Close Alarm Test Shut-off valve, the alarm will silence <br />4 Close accelerator shut-off valves and open air supply test valve until air flows, then close the valve quickly <br />5 Drain the water from drum drips (Close the top valve, then open the bottom valve antl drainclose the bottom valve, then <br />open the top valve ) <br />6 Open accelerator shut-off valves <br />(Dq3, <br />