ASSE

Residential Potable Water Fire Protection System Installers for One and Two Family Dwellings

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  1. Introduction
    • Basic fire science
    • Terms and definitions
    • Physical properties of fire (fire triangle)
    • Methods of heat transfer
    • Understanding the danger – fire timeline
    • Home safety practices

  2. Fire myths
    • Actual Residential fire investigation data
    • Residential fire deaths
    • Property damage

  3. Fire sprinkler technology
    • The difference between wet and dry systems
    • The difference between residential sprinklers and other sprinklers
    • Different types of residential sprinklers, pendant, sidewall, concealed
    • Dispel the myths and promote awareness
    • Compare life safety – sprinkler vs. no sprinkler
    • Compare property damage costs – sprinkler vs. no sprinkler

  4. Understanding the Standard – NFPA 13D
    • Scope – design and installation
    • Purpose – aids in the detection and control of residential fires and thus provides improved protection against injury, life loss, and property damage. Expected to prevent flashover
    • Retroactivity
    • Equivalency – does not restrict new technology
    • Definitions, vocabulary & terminology including:
      • General
      • Approved
      • AHJ
      • Labeled
      • Listed
      • Shall
      • Should
      • Standard
      • Compartment
      • Design discharge
      • Dwelling
      • Dwelling unit
      • Manufactured home
      • Pressures
      • Pump
      • Sprinkler
      • Multi-purpose system
      • Network system
      • Sprinkler system
      • Wet pipe system
      • Valves
    • General Requirements
    • System components
    • Water supply
    • Installations
    • System design
    • Further explanatory material – Annex A

  5. Sprinkler spec and installation sheets – pendant, sidewall and concealed
    • Installation Guidelines
    • Pressure and gpm’s required for single and multiple discharge coverage
    • Slope ceiling requirements and limitations
    • Other requirements

  6. Location exercises
    • Single floor, flat ceiling
    • Multiple floor, flat ceiling
    • Slope ceiling

  7. Layout and sizing exercises
    • Single floor, flat ceiling
    • Multiple floor, flat ceiling
    • Other ceilings

  8. Product certifications

  9. Practical exercise
    • Properly locate and install a pendant sprinkler
    • Properly locate and install a concealed sprinkler
    • Properly locate and install a side wall sprinkler


I verify that the above mentioned instructional objectives have been covered in my course of instruction.

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