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SIAMESE APPLIANCE [1 record]

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Record 1 2020-01-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fixed Rescue Facilities (fire)
  • Taps and Plumbing Accessories
DEF

A wye connection, installed close to the ground on the exterior side of the wall of a building, providing two inlet connections for fire hoses to the standpipes and fire-protection sprinkler system of the building.

CONT

Siamese appliances usually consist of two female inlets, with either a center clapper valve or two clapper valves (one on each side) and a single male outlet.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Installations fixes de secours (incendies)
  • Robinetterie et accessoires
CONT

Les canalisations d'incendie doivent être pourvues de pièces de jonction doubles en Y [...] permettant leur raccordement aux appareils du service d'incendie. Les pièces de jonction doubles doivent être situées à l'extérieur des bâtiments, dans des endroits bien visibles et facilement accessibles au personnel du service d'incendie.

Spanish

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