Section 27-944. Pressure reducing valves  


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  • (a) When the normal hydrostatic
      pressure at a two and one-half inch hose outlet valve exceeds fifty-five
      psig, each valve shall be equipped  with  an  adjustable  type  pressure
      reducer  so  that  the  pressure  on the downstream side will not exceed
      fifty psig when the discharge is at the rate of two hundred gpm  from  a
      one inch orifice nozzle attached to one hundred feet of two and one-half
      inch unlined hose.
        (b)  At  one  and  one-half  inch hose stations, an adjustable type of
      pressure reducer shall be provided on each hose outlet valve  where  the
      hydrostatic  pressure  exceeds eighty-five psig and shall be so adjusted
      that the pressure on the downstream side will  not  exceed  eighty  psig
      when  seventy  gpm  is  discharged  from  a one-half inch orifice nozzle
      attached to the length of hose to be provided at the hose station.
        (c) The pressure reducing valve shall be permanently marked  with  the
      address  of  the  premises  in  which it is installed and with the floor
      location and the setting for the location at which it is to be used.