Fire hydrants must always be operable and capable of providing adequate fire protection, so systematic maintenance and inspection are vital. It must be able to supply adequate water on demand for QFES when needed to fight a fire on your property.
Water-based fire safety installations, such as fire hydrants, are required to be tested and maintained according to the Queensland Development Code - Mandatory Part (MP) 6.1, which is a building assessment provision under the Building Act 1975, section 30. All hydrant systems also need to comply with AS1851 for maintenance inspections and the relevant design approved during construction.
Fire Hydrants should be inspected on a 6 monthly basis. However, the requirements between the 6 monthly inspection and the annual or 5 yearly inspections vary significantly considerably as detailed below:
Flow testing performed and flow values recorded. In the case of multiple fire hydrants this is carried out on the most hydraulically disadvantaged hydrant and in accordance with the original design criteria.
Referred to as a Flow and Pressure test, it is required for a baseline date prior to designing fire systems in new buildings / redeveloping existing sites.
Rebuilding or replacement of hydrant valves and optionally fire hose reel valves connected to the same system.
Fire hydrant hydrostatic test - Boosted systems - 5 Yearly basis
This is a specialised test and is only performed by our specialist wet services technicians after valve overhauls have been carried out.
Overhaul of the hydrant booster points. Involves strip down and rebuild of booster inlets using new valve washers.
Flow test performed to the most hydraulically disadvantaged hydrant, with system boosted and flow values recorded.
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