Hydrants in Process Plants

[27may2002]

Hi Everybody,

We are adding a Water Thank and associated pumps to an existing process plant. There is no access to hydrants from these equipment. Is there any requirements based on international standards like NFPA that all equipment including water pumps must have access to water hydrants? It doesn't make sense to me but I need to making sure about it.

Thanks for your time.

 

[BigInch]

Then why bother.

Your insurance provider may have something to say about that too.

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"Pumping accounts for 20% of the world’s energy used by electric motors and 25-50% of the total electrical energy usage in certain industrial facilities."-DOE statistic (Note: Make that 99% for pipeline companies)

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[dcasto]

There are none that I know off.

We renamed our fire water protection system to a water wash system after increasing standards and liability for maintaining a fire protection system (including a fire bragade) became unbearable.

 

[JLSeagull]

Consider posting an update under NFPA in the Engineering Codes and Standards forum area.