Fire Pump and Sprinkler Inspections , Maintenance , and Repair

2026-11-03

A . WET SPRINKLER SYSTEMS 1 . The Vendor shall provide the labor and expertise to test and inspect all of the components of the sprinkler systems as per NFPA25 - 2014 Version . 2 . Control Valves : Tampered control valves are to be tested and inspected . All tampers to be tested by closing and opening of valve . Valve shall be operated for the full range of the valve 3 . Flow Switches : The Vendor shall test the timing accuracy of all flow switches by flowing water at the Test on floor control and record each for future reference . Copy of the report shall be included in the test documentation 4 . Dry Valve : The annual trip test should be scheduled at the same time as the fire pump flow test . Test results should be posted at the valve and included in the quarterly report . The air leakage test should be done at the same time . 5 . Fire Pump Flow Tests : The annual flow test of the fire pumps should be scheduled during the June inspection . It shall be the responsibility of the Vendor to assure that the results of these flow test is in the quarterly report for June . Other quarterly reports should have the Fire Pump testing included also . It will be the Vendors responsibility to flow water in a manner such as to not impose on the daily functions of the facility where work is performed . Venturi Meter are NOT to be used . 6 . Post Indicator Valves : The P . I . V . shall be exercised to confirm proper operation . ( Full extension required ) 7 . Fire Department Connections : All fire department connections shall be tested per NFPA25 and included on reports . 8 . All stand pipes will be tested per NFPA25 . B . DRY SYSTEMS 1 . Dry Systems shall be inspected and tested for proper function per NFPA25 requirements . One annual trip test shall be required to be conducted , however ; the test shall not be conducted during freezing conditions . 2 . Air leakage test should be done at the same time as the trip test . 3 . Pre - Action Systems : The annual trip test should be scheduled at the same time as the annual fire pump flow test . Test results on the pre - action systems should be posted at the System and included in the quarterly report .

North Carolina

2026-05-05