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TOTALPAC SYSTEM SPECIFICATION FOR USE IN NYC ONLY

DELUGE
SYSTEM (FOR USE IN NYC ONLY)

Electrically Operated Deluge
System

Fire sprinkler system shall be an electrically operated deluge system. 
System shall be installed in conformance with the current Edition of
N.F.P.A. 13, Standard for Installation of Sprinkler Systems.  All
materials installed shall adhere to the manufacturers installation
guidelines.

SYSTEM DEVICES
TotalPac Integrated Deluge System

Deluge system riser components shall be installed in a 14 gauge steel
cabinet.  Cabinet shall house a factory assembled and tested deluge
valve riser assembly.  Deluge system riser shall be equipped with
a water supply manifold, system drain manifold, grooved end system discharge
outlet, grooved by grooved system control valve and all trim listed
as part of the deluge valve assembly.  Deluge system water flow
pressure switch shall be supplied as part of the assembly.  Deluge
system release control panel shall be equipped with cabinet and shall
have electrical connections to riser solenoid valve terminated by cabinet
manufacturer.  Cabinet shall be painted fire red with oven baked
polyester powder on phosphate base.  Cabinet finish shall be rustproof. 
Cabinet shall be equipped with a door that has gauge-viewing ports for
supply water pressure, deluge valve priming water pressure as well as
a window to monitor panel activity.  Cabinet door shall be equipped
with separate access doors for the system emergency release and system
release control panel.  All devices shall be substantially secured
to the panel.  Cabinet door shall be equipped with a neoprene gasket
to eliminate vibration.  Integrated Deluge System shall be a Viking
TotalPac.

System Control Valve

Wet system control valve shall be a listed indicating type valve. 
Control valve shall be UL listed and Factory Mutual approved for fire
protection installations.  System control valve shall be rated
for normal system pressure but in no case less than 175 PSI.

Water Control Valve

Deluge systems shall utilize a 90° pattern type of deluge valve. 
Deluge valve shall be externally resettable by Hydraulic means. 
Deluge valve shall employ a positive vent on the priming line to ensure
that the deluge valve will not prematurely reset.  Inlet and outlet
connections of deluge valve can be flanged by flanged or flanged by
grooved, respectively.  Deluge valve shall be UL listed and Factory
Mutual approved.  Deluge valve shall have a working pressure of
250 PSI.  Valve trim shall be compatible and installed following
the manufacturers specifications.  Deluge Valve manufacturer to
be Viking Corporation.  Model shall be E-1.

Water Control Valve Trim

Deluge valve trim shall incorporate a pressure operated relief valve
(PORV) of the same manufacturer as the deluge valve, to provide a hydraulic
means to positively vent the priming water chamber.  All deluge
valve trim piping and devices shall be listed for use as deluge system. 
Deluge valve trim shall be galvanized and rated for 250 PSI working
pressure.  Deluge valve trim shall be compatible with a Viking
Model E-1 Deluge Valve.

Water Control Valve Release Control Panel

Deluge valve release control panel shall be 120 VAC or 220 VAC powered
with a 24 hour D/C backup power supply.  Deluge valve release panel
shall be capable of accepting cross-zoned detection as the means of
system release.  Deluge valve release control panel shall conform
to N.F.P.A. 70, N.F.P.A. 72 and all other applicable codes.  Deluge
Valve Release Control Panel shall be listed for use with a Viking Model
E-1 Deluge Valve.  Deluge panel shall be a Viking Model B-1 Release
Panel.

Solenoid Valve

Electric solenoid valve shall be utilized to release the priming chamber
water pressure.  Solenoid valve shall be 24 VAC and conform to
N.F.P.A. 70.  Solenoid shall be listed for use with a Viking Model
E-1 Deluge Valve.

Discharge Devices

(Insert applicable product specification.)

Supplemental Detection System

Electrical devices utilized in the supplemental detection system shall
be compatible with the water control valve release control panel. 
Installation of electrical supplemental detection system shall be in
accordance with N.F.P.A. 70, N.F.P.A. 72 and local installation requirements. 
An accessible detector shall placed for annual testing of deluge system. 
(Insert applicable product specification.)

System Piping

System piping shall conform to N.F.P.A. 13, Standard for Installation
of Sprinkler Systems.  System piping shall be listed for the maximum
system pressure it is to be exposed to.  All system piping shall
be metallic and shall be protected against corrosion if corrosive conditions
exist.

Hangers

Deluge sprinkler system hangers shall conform to N.F.P.A. 13, Standard
for Installation of Sprinkler Systems.  System piping shall be
substantially supported to prevent sway or thrust.  The hanging
of non-system components from the sprinkler piping shall be strictly
prohibited.  The use of non-metallic hanger materials shall be
prohibited unless expressed otherwise.

Fittings

Pipe fittings installed on the deluge sprinkler system shall be in
conformance with N.F.P.A. 13, Standard for Installation of Sprinkler
Systems.  Fittings shall be listed for use at the system pressures
to be encountered.  Fittings shall be corrosion resistant if they
are to be installed in a corrosive atmosphere.

 

PREACTION SYSTEMS (FOR USE IN NYC ONLY)

Preaction System (Single Interlocked) Electric
Release

A preaction system shall be provided.  The method of release
of the deluge valve priming water pressure shall be released by an electric
solenoid valve.  Electric solenoid valve will release the prime
water only upon activation of the supplemental detection system. 
The preaction system riser shall be of a listed and approved assembly. 
The system riser shall be equipped with a rubber seated check valve
downstream of the deluge valve and prior to the supervisory air connection. 
The preaction system shall be provided with all necessary appurtenances
to complete the system.  The system shall be installed in conformance
with the current edition of N.F.P.A. 13, Standard for Installation of
Sprinkler Systems.  The Preaction System shall be of a Single Interlock
Release type.

SYSTEM DEVICES
TotalPac Integrated Single Interlocked Preaction
System

Preaction system riser components shall be installed in a 14 gauge
steel cabinet. Cabinet shall house a factory assembled and tested preaction
system riser assembly.  Preaction system riser shall be equipped
with a water supply manifold, system drain manifold, grooved end system
discharge outlet, grooved by grooved system control valve and all trim
listed as part of the deluge valve assembly.  Preaction system
supervisory air pressure and water flow pressure switches shall be supplied
as part of the assembly.  Preaction system release control panel
shall be equipped with cabinet.  Cabinet manufacturer shall terminate
electrical connections to riser solenoid valve and system pressure switches
from release control panel.  Supervisory air supply capacity shall
be specified by fire sprinkler contractor and indicated when ordering
integrated preaction system.  Cabinet shall be painted fire red
with oven baked polyester powder on phosphate base.  Cabinet finish
shall be rustproof.  Cabinet shall be equipped with a door that
has gauge viewing ports for supply water pressure, deluge valve priming
water pressure and supervisory air pressure as well as a window to monitor
panel activity.  Cabinet door shall be equipped with separate access
doors for the system emergency release and system release control panel. 
All devices shall be substantially secured to the panel.  Cabinet
door shall be equipped with a neoprene gasket to eliminate vibration. 
Integrated Preaction System shall be a Viking TotalPac.

Water Control Valve

Deluge or preaction systems shall utilize a 90° pattern type of deluge
valve.  Deluge valve shall employ a positive vent on the priming
line to ensure that the deluge valve will not prematurely reset. 
Inlet and outlet connections of deluge valve can be flanged by flanged
or flanged by grooved, respectively.  Deluge valve shall be UL
listed and Factory Mutual approved.  Deluge valve shall have a
working pressure of 250 PSI.  Valve trim shal