automatic fire pump

automatic fire pump

[¦ȯd·ə¦mad·ik ‚fīr ‚pəmp]

(mechanical engineering)

A pump which provides the required water pressure in a fire standpipe or sprinkler system; when the water pressure in the system drops below a preselected value, a sensor causes the pump to start.

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automatic fire pump

A pump which provides the required water pressure in a fire standpipe or sprinkler system; when the water pressure in the system drops below a preselected value, a sensor causes the pump to start, and to stop the pump when the pressure is restored.

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