Argus Fire Protection Have a Range of Systems

As part of their commitment to providing the most advanced and intelligent systems and services to ensure life safety and property protection, Argus Fire Protection have a range of types of systems available, and one of these is their fire hydrant and charged riser system. Fire hydrant and charged riser systems provide a means to deliver water to the Fire Service on large sites and within buildings to permit manual fire fighting and rescue activities, and Argus' experienced team are able to assist you with the engineering, design, installation, maintenance and testing of fire hydrant and charged riser systems.

Fire hydrant and charged riser systems within buildings should be designed, installed, maintained and tested in accordance with the requirements of NZS4540 - Fire Hydrant Systems For Buildings. Site fire hydrant systems should be designed, installed, maintained and tested in accordance with the requirements of SNZ PAS4509 - New Zealand Fire Service Fire Fighting Water Supplies Code of Practice.

There are a number of different terms that have been used to describe different types of risers within buildings, and a dry riser is a vertical pipe installed in a building for fire fighting purposes, fitted with inlet connections at fire brigade access level and landing valves at specified points. The pipe is normally dry and is charged with water by pumping from Fire Service appliances.

Dry risers were installed to NZS 4510:1978 and are no longer permitted for new buildings. It is recommended that existing dry risers are converted to a charged riser, on a reasonably practicable basis.

A wet riser is a vertical pipe installed in a building for fire fighting purposes and permanently charged with water from a pressurized supply sufficient for fire fighting, and fitted with landing valves at specified points.

Wet risers were installed to superseded editions of NZS4510 and are now not normally installed.

A charged riser is a hydrant main installed in a building for fire fighting purposes, fitted with inlet connections at fire brigade access level and outlet assemblies at specified points. The riser is normally pressurised with water for monitoring purposes via a small diameter pipe connection. Water for fire fighting purposes is provided by pumping water into the inlet from the fire service appliances.

Argus Fire is a New Zealand owned and operated company with a well established history and a reputation for service, quality and competitiveness that is second to none, so to find out more please go to http://www.argusfire.co.nz .