Technical information
The fire pump is one of the elements that support the extinguishing systems used for the rapid control and extinguishment of fires that threaten human life, as a water provider, and performs this functionally in high-rise buildings. Extinguishing systems, which normally have a water source, automatically draw water from this source in case of emergency.
However, the fact that the place where the fire started is on high floors may cause this natural water pressure to be insufficient. In such cases, the fire pump increases the pressure of the water and helps the system to be used more effectively.
The type of pump known as centrifuge is very useful in high flow rates. Gears, pistons and blades, which are among the main elements of the system, must work perfectly. Therefore, fire pumps are among the components whose periodic maintenance should not be neglected in order to ensure fire safety.
In extinguishing mechanisms that use water intensively, such as sprinkler systems, the fire pump normally takes water from an underground source, water tank or city network. These pumps run on either diesel fuel or electricity. The high pressure provided by the fire pump helps to distribute the water correctly through the vertical pipes and sprinkler heads, thus extinguishing the fire in a short time.