Systems Inc.

1935, Lionel-Bertrand Blvd. Boisbriand, Quebec, Canada J7H 1N8 Tel.: (450) 437-3473 Fax: (450) 437-1930 Toll Free: (866) 347-3353 Web Site: http://www.fireflex.com

TOTALPAC2
Integrated Fire Protection Systems

Standard Specifications

Cycling Wet Pipe Systems

FM-072D-0-65 A

Oct 2004

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CYCLING WET PIPE SYSTEM

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Fire Protection Division 13

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Section 13930

Table of Contents

Part 1 - GENERAL 1.0 Related Work in Other Sections ..................................................................................................... 5 1.1 Standards & Rules.......................................................................................................................... 5 1.2 System Description......................................................................................................................... 5 1.3 System Design................................................................................................................................ 5 1.4 Drawings & Hydraulic Calculations................................................................................................. 6 1.5 Technical Data................................................................................................................................ 6 1.6 Maintenance & Operation Manual .................................................................................................. 6 Part 2 - COMPONENTS 2.1 Cycling Wet Cabinet ....................................................................................................................... 5 2.2 Available options ............................................................................................................................ 5 2.3 Detection & Signaling System ........................................................................................................ 5 2.4 Wet System - Activation by Zone 1 or 2 ....................................................................................... 5 2.5 Automatic Sprinklers....................................................................................................................... 6 2.6 Piping.............................................................................................................................................. 6 2.7 System Drain .................................................................................................................................. 6 Part 3 - EXECUTION 3.1 Installation ...................................................................................................................................... 7 3.2 Training........................................................................................................................................... 7 3.3 Tests and Verifications ................................................................................................................... 7 3.4 Report & Certificate ........................................................................................................................ 7

IMPORTANT: Due to variable job conditions or additional requirements requested by owner or authorities having jurisdiction this document is intended as an information guide only and not as a final project design. The consulting engineer should make appropriate adjustments for the project involved.

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Part 1 - GENERAL
1.0 Related Work in Other Sections .1 .2 Fire Protection General prescription Division 13, Section 13930

Electrical Division 13, Section 13850 .1 Supply and install an independent circuit, 120VAC, 60Hz (220Vac, 50Hz) for the control panel. .2 Circuit shall be well identified and locked. (Installation of Sprinkler Systems) (Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance of Water-Based Fire Protection Systems) NFPA 72 (Standard for the Installation, Maintenance, and Use of Protective Signaling Systems) NFPA 72E (Standard on Automatic Fire Detectors) CAN/ULC-S524 (Standard for the Installation of Fire Alarm Systems) CANADA ONLY CAN/ULC-S537 (Standard for the Verification of Fire Alarm Systems) CANADA ONLY National Building Code National Fire Code National Electrical Code Supply and install a TotalPac2 integrated fire protection system, cycling wet, including: - Cycling cabinet - Automatic sprinkler system - Firecycle detection system The integrated unit shall be UL Listed and FM & MEA Approved as an assembled unit. All system components shall be "compatible", UL/ULC listed or FM approved. Control panel shall be CFSM Approved (California only). Note: The word compatible used in this specification means that the items concerned have been tested and listed and/or approved for their use together. NFPA 13 NFPA 25

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Standards & Rules .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 .8 .9

1.2

System Description .1

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System Design .1 The system must be designed for: - occupancy hazard: - density gpm/sq. ft. ( L/min./m) - area of sprinkler operation sq. ft. ( Water supply: Location: Static pressure: psi ( Residual pressure: psi ( kPa) gal/min. ( L/min.) Water flow:

m).

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kPa)

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Drawings & Hydraulic Calculations .1 The contractor must prepare and submit for engineer's approval all installation drawings and hydraulic calculations, as required by N.F.P.A. Submit for engineer's approval an equipment manual which will include all technical data of each essential component of the system such as automatic sprinklers, Firecycle detectors, control system, etc.

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Technical Data .1

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Maintenance & Operation Manual .1 .2 Supply a standardized and user-friendly operation manual for the cycling system. This manual must include all necessary instructions to operate and maintain the system, and be explicit regarding the inter-action between the hydraulic aspect (flow control valve and trim) and the detection portion (control panel and Firecycle detectors). Emergency procedures must form an integral part of the manual.

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Part 2 - COMPONENTS
2.1 Cycling Wet Cabinet
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Supply and install a self-contained wet pipe cabinet containing all hydraulic and electrical components required for the control of a cycling wet pipe system. The cabinet shall include the following: - Self-contained unit (with control panel) in sturdy 14 gauge steel cabinet, measuring with control panel: 71"x36"x20" (180x91x51cm) for 1 ", 2" & 3" systems; 71"x46"x24" (180x117x61cm) for 4" & 6" systems. - Textured rust proof coating, inside and outside, fire red, oven baked polyester powder on phosphate base. - Two locked access doors to reduce front area required for opening, easily removable without tools to allow easy installation & servicing. - Individual access doors for the hydraulic and electrical sections and the emergency release (unlocked) with a neoprene gasket to avoid vibrations. - Viking Flow Control Valve model H, complete with Schedule 40 galvanized steel trim rated at 250 psi. - Viking Firecycle III Model E-2 integrated control panel, with emergency batteries. - Field wiring terminal strips integrated with the cabinet for connection of field wiring for detection system, audible devices, auxiliary contacts and power supply for control panel. - Pressure gauges to indicate water supply pressure and priming water pressure of the system. - Cycling release trim with solenoid valves and each supervisory device required. - Schedule 40 steel pipe header with grooved ends to be connected to supply water. - Schedule 40 steel pipe drain manifold of 2" diameter for drain connections. Open drain cups in the cabinet and multiple drain manifolds will not be accepted. The cabinet assembly must be pre-assembled, pre-wired and factory tested under ISO-9001 conditions, as a TotalPac2 Firecycle III, by FireFlex Systems Inc. It shall also be UL Listed and FM & MEA Approved as an assembled unit.

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2.2 Available Option: Yes No Choose applicable options: .1 Tee connection inside the cabinet with opening on the right side of cabinet enclosure for connection to the Fire Department Connection.

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Note: These systems are provided with only one thermal detection zone (non-latching) using normally closed Firecycle heat detectors. Zone 2 is available for an electric manual release pull station and shall not be used for any other purpose. WARNING: Use only Viking Firecycle-OH model C detectors (Lignt & Ordinary hazards) or Firecycle model B detectors (Extra hazards) on this zone. Firecycle-OH detectors shall be connected with FPL plenum type wiring. Firecycle detectors shall use Viking Firecycle detector cable (fire resistant cable) in series from and to the cycling preaction cabinet. No other type of detector is compatible with cycling systems. .1 Supply and install a complete electrical detection system including: - system tubing, wiring, Firecycle detectors and signaling devices.

Firecycle detectors shall be wired on zone 1 and allow automatic discharge control. Choose applicable options: .2 Yes No Light & Ordinary Hazard: Only model C Viking Firecycle-OH detectors shall be used on this zone. The detectors shall be connected with FPL plenum type cable in series from and to the Cycling wet pipe cabinet. OR Extra Hazard: Only model B Viking Firecycle detectors shall be used on this zone. The detectors shall be connected with fire resistant detector cable (Viking Firecycle detector cable) in series from and to the Cycling wet pipe cabinet. .3 The Firecycle detectors and the audible devices (bell & horn 24 VDC) must be compatible with the release control panel. The bell and horn should be installed near the TotalPac2 cabinet. The activation of a Firecycle detector will initiate the sounding of a warning device and the activation of alarm contact for remote transmission. Once a sprinkler head has fused, discharge is immediate and shall continue for as long as any Firecycle detector remains in alarm. When ambient temperature is lowered below all the Firecycle detectors trip point, detectors reset themselves automatically. At this moment, a soaking timer is activated, allowing water to flow for an additional period of time. At the end of the Soak Timer delay, the flow of water is automatically stopped. Soak-timer value shall be adjusted to: ___ minutes, ___ seconds.

Yes No

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System Operation .1

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System Operation (continued) At the end of the Soak timer delay, waterflow is automatically stopped. If any Firecycle detector is reactivated by heat, water discharge is immediately reactivated, and the same soaking timer delay will be applied once all detectors have cooled down and reset. Stopping the flow of water should be maintained only when the detection zone is not activated and the timer cycle is ended. Operation of the electric manual release pull station shall activate the same functions as a thermal detector except that the cycling function will be by-passed and system will discharge until Main Control Valve is manually shut-off. The Normally Closed Firecycle Detectors should form a single-line closed loop. When the heat detectors are exposed to the heat of the fire, their contacts shall open. When the detectors cool off below their set point, the contacts shall close. If exposed to excessive temperatures for extended periods, the detectors shall normally fail with an open contact. If the detectors wiring is broken due to physical damage, the system's control panel shall detect an open in the loop, as if a detector had operated. The activation of a Firecycle detector will initiate the sounding of a warning device and the activation of alarm contact for remote transmission and will cause the system to flow water. Damage to system piping in the absence of an alarm, will flow water for approximatively 10 seconds (retard), initiate the control panel to energize the solenoid valves, closing the flow control valve and automatically stopping the flow of water, limiting water damage. Control panel will sound a warning device or activate an alarm contact. Supply and install all required automatic sprinklers. For the wet configurations they will be glass bulb type, UL/ULC listed and FM approved. Applicable specifications of automatic sprinklers shall be determined as per the manufacturer recommendations, based on the project conditions. System piping and fittings shall be as recommended by NFPA 13. The drain collector of the TotalPac2 system shall be connected to an open drain. The drain piping shall not be restricted or reduced and of the same diameter as the drain collector. A single drain pipe shall be necessary per cabinet. Manifolding of multiple units is permited provided the manufacturer's recommendations are carefully followed and complied with.

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2.5 Failsafe Mode

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Automatic Sprinklers .1

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Piping .1

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System Drain .1

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The installation must meet all established standards and be according to all applicable laws, regulations and codes. The proper operation and coordination for the system's installation, including the automatic sprinkler system, detection system, signaling system and initial start-ups are all under the responsibility of the fire protection contractor. The contractor must plan and organize a training session of at least two hours for the building maintenance staff, in the presence of building owner or his representative. The training session must include the normal operation, emergency procedures and system maintenance. Hydrostatic tests must be performed on the entire sprinkler piping system, as required by NFPA 13. A drain test using the test drain valve fully open must be performed to make sure that no back pressure in drain piping exists, which could affect the proper operation of the cycling system. The verification of the fire alarm system must be done in accordance with the NFPA 72, Chapter 7 and CAN/ULC-S537 (in Canada only). An inspection report and a certificate must be supplied to the engineer at the completion of the project. All tests results shall be registered in a book to be included with the inspection report.

3.2

Training .1

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3.4

Report & Certificate .1

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