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SA Metropolitan Fire Service 99 Wakefield Street, Adelaide, SA, 5000

GPO Box 98, Adelaide SA 5001

Tel: 8204 3611 Fax: 8204 3781

Email: SAMFS.CSRDWater@sa.gov.au

Flow Test Request Conditions for MFS Flow Test:

• Once this request has been received, the MFS Water Officer will contact you to make an appointment. • Prior to a commissioning/extension test, this Department requires a copy of the ‘Fire Service Installation

Report and Plumbing Certificate of Compliance’ as witnessed by the Office of the Technical Regulator (OTR) and sent by the OTR to this department.

• The flow test request, block plans and all documents from the OTR must be received at least 3 working days prior to the test date to confirm your booking.

• Due to MFS work, health & safety policies, the MFS will not proceed with the hydraulic test if, upon inspection the site is deemed to be a construction site (i.e. building not completed, contractors are required to wear PPE, scaffolding/temporary fencing present, unsealed roadways/carparks) unless there are exceptional circumstances confirmed and agreed to prior.

• If it is determined, that the site is unfit for testing, the test will be cancelled and will need to be rescheduled by the contractor in liaison with the MFS Water Officer.

Premises:

Premises Address:

Management/Contractors Details

Company:

Contact Person: Phone:

Address:

Email:

TEST REQUIRED Hose Reels Unassisted Hydrants (no booster on site) Boosted Hydrants Unassisted Combination Hydrant Sprinkler Boosted Combination Hydrant Sprinkler Boosted and Pumped Hydrant Boosted and Pumped Combination Hydrant Sprinkler

TYPE OF TEST REQUIRED

Commissioning

Extension

5 Year Inspection

Other (specify)

DATE AND TIME OPTIONS (PREFERRED – SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY)

Office Use MFS Shift

Preference Date Time

1

2

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IF SPRINKLED

Does the sprinkler system have an annubar flow test facility installed?

Yes (Contractor to be on site, day of test with Annubar test equipment)

No (Sprinkler demand will be flowed at hydrants)

Sprinkler Duty Point: Litres/min @ kPa

Meter type: Annubar pipe diameter: mm

Target annubar meter reading: % or inches of mercury

IF BOOSTED

Has Booster Assembly Been Overhauled? Yes No Number of Inlets: Number of Outlets: Are Street Plugs Used As Water Source: Yes No Are On-Site Tanks Used As Water Source: Yes No If Yes, Number Of 150mm Suctions:

BOOSTER CABINET CHECKLIST

External signage Gauge cock fitted Location acceptable Block plan (weatherproof) Drainage Safe & Test pressure placard Identification signage inside cabinet Doors open 90 deg or off Blank Caps Door hinge non-ferrous Clearance for couplings Construction OK Main valve locked open Clearance around valves Door Lock square key Flow arrow on pipe

FIRE HOSE REEL CHECKLIST

Hose reel 4 metres from exit Exit door signage Nozzle interlock fitted Hose extends freely Location acceptable Stop Valve height (1000mm) Doors allow egress (90Deg back) Mounting height (1500-2400) Isolation / Backflow handles removed Hose guide clears cupboard Floor guide required

HYDRANTS CHECKLIST

Height OK Clearance (rolled grooves) Clearance for wheel valves (100mm) Outlets not less than 30 deg down Bollards required Blank caps & chains Identification Acceptable location Stability Radiation barrier required Print name:

Authorising person Signature: