Tracey Foster discusses how the standard for the installation of stationary pumps for fire protection–NFPA 20–factors into designing a fire pump. She also describes how to properly size a fire pump, appreciate cost variations between different pump styles and controller options, and understand the difference between various styles of fire pumps.
Tracey Foster discusses how the standard for the installation of stationary pumps for fire protection–NFPA 20–factors into designing a fire pump. She also describes how to properly size a fire pump, appreciate cost variations between different pump styles and controller options, and understand the difference between various styles of fire pumps.
Published in Consulting-Specifying Engineer, November 2019. By Tracey Foster.
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