Engineer, will witness formal tests and approve all systems before they are
accepted. The system shall be considered ready for such testing only after
all necessary preliminary tests have been made and all deficiencies found
have been corrected to the satisfaction of the equipment manufacturer's
technical representative and written certification to this effect is
received by the Division Fire Protection Engineer. Submit the request for
formal inspection at least 15 working days prior to the date the inspection
is to take place. The control panel(s) and detection system(s) shall be in
continuous service for a "break-in" period of at least 15 consecutive days
prior to the formal inspection. Experienced technicians regularly employed
by the Contractor in the installation of both the mechanical and electrical
portions of such systems shall be present during the inspection and shall
conduct the testing. All AFFF concentrate, instruments, personnel,
appliances and equipment for testing shall be furnished by the Contractor.
All necessary tests encompassing all aspects of system operation shall be
made including the following, and any deficiency found shall be corrected
and the system retested at no cost to the Government.
3.8.2.1
Systems and Device Testing
The entire initiating, alarm, actuation systems shall be operated. As a
minimum, operation and supervision of the following functions and devices
shall be demonstrated:
a.
All operational and supervisory functions of the control and
annunciator panels.
b.
Each manual actuation station and associated circuit(s).
c.
All detectors and associated circuits.
d.
All alarms and associated circuits.
e.
All actuator circuits and system control valve(s) (without foam
discharge).
f.
Activation of the fire alarm system.
g.
Activation of the Base fire alarm system (receipt of fire alarm at
alarm office).
h.
All of the above tests shall then be repeated with the system on
battery power only.
3.8.2.2
AFFF Discharge and Concentration Testing
When all of the initiating, alarm, actuation, and supervisory functions of
the system operate to the satisfaction of the system manufacturer's
technical representative and the Division Fire Protection Engineer, a
complete discharge test of each system shall be performed to demonstrate
satisfactory performance, proper AFFF concentration, mechanical operation
and operation of valves, release devices, alarms, and interlocks which
control the protected areas. These tests shall be conducted by experienced
personnel according to the equipment and AFFF manufacturers'
recommendations.
a.
Test each system by full flow of foam solution from the individual
systems or combination of systems to achieve maximum design flow
rate for at least 60 seconds. Test tank-side foam chambers by
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