AWWA ACE68993

This powerpoint presentation begins by providing a brief overview of residential fires in the U.S., and codes requiring residential fire sprinklers in new homes. The AWWA Residential Fire Sprinkler Policy is presented, along with a summary of NFPA 13, 13R, and 13D, residential metering concerns, friction loss through meters, pressure losses in water meters, meter arrangement for fire protection, combined industrial/domestic service with unmetered fire protection, separate industrial/domestic service with metered fire protection, separate industrial/domestic service with by-pass metered fire protection, and AWWA M31 Manual of Water Supply Practices on Distribution System Requirements for Fire Protection.