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Fire Pump Systems
A fire pump system is the pump set that delivers the water flow and pressure sprinkler, hydrant and fire hose cabinet systems need during a fire; it usually consists of an electric main pump, a diesel standby pump and a jockey pump that maintains system pressure.
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What Is a Fire Pump System?
Fire suppression systems only work with enough water flow and pressure. Mains water often cannot provide this, so a fire pump set fed from a fire water tank is used. When system pressure drops during a fire the set starts automatically and pumps the water that sprinkler, hydrant and fire hose cabinet systems need.
Pump Set Components
- Electric main pump: covers the system’s basic water demand
- Diesel-driven pump: keeps working in a power cut; usually standby, the main pump where required
- Jockey pump: makes up pressure lost through small leaks so the main pump does not start unnecessarily
- Control panels: start the pumps in sequence as pressure falls and monitor their status
- Fittings: suction and discharge lines, valves, test line and pressure switches
Where Is It Used?
Fire pumps feed automatic sprinkler, hydrant and fire hose cabinet systems in factories, warehouses and logistics centres, shopping malls, commercial buildings, hotels, hospitals, high-rise buildings, car parks, and energy and critical infrastructure facilities.
How Is the Right Capacity Chosen?
Pump capacity is set by calculating the flow and pressure demand of the systems to be fed in the most demanding area, the tank volume and the losses in the pipe network. NFPA 20 is widely used for fire pump selection and installation. Approvals and conformity marks such as UL, FM, CE or EN should be checked product by product against what the project requires.
Our Scope
We support needs assessment and capacity selection, equipment configuration, pump room installation, commissioning with performance tests, and periodic maintenance. We design the pump set together with the sprinkler system it feeds, so the system works as a whole.
Service steps
| Step | What is done |
|---|---|
| 1 | Determining the flow and pressure demand of the systems to be fed (sprinkler, hydrant, hose cabinets) |
| 2 | Selecting pump capacity and set configuration (electric, diesel, jockey) |
| 3 | Supply of the pump set, control panels and fittings |
| 4 | Installation in the pump room and connection of suction and discharge lines |
| 5 | Commissioning with performance tests and automatic start scenarios |
| 6 | Periodic run tests and maintenance |
Frequently asked questions
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Why is a diesel pump needed?
Which standard are fire pumps selected to?
How often should pump sets be tested?
This is one of the fire protection systems we design, install and maintain alongside gas suppression; all of them are on our Services page.
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