Dry Risers
Dry Risers
Unlike wet risers, dry risers are not permanently filled with water. Instead, they make use of an interconnected system of pipes that can swiftly provide firefighters with access points to a supply of water in the upper floors of a building.
Dry risers are necessary for buildings taller than 18m, and provide easily accessible ports to which the fire brigade can hook their hoses while extinguishing a fire. As well as this, dry risers also mean that firefighters do not have to worry about carrying additional equipment and resources into the building – helping them tackle the emergency faster.
In order for dry risers to operate successfully, pipework, external inlets and internal outlets are required. These elements need to be made to the highest possible standard and must be manufactured in line with BS 5041, BS 5306, BS 9990, and building approval regulations.
Maintenance of your Dry Risers
The most important element of commercial fire safety is the maintenance of your fire safety equipment. Both wet and dry risers should be serviced and tested to ensure they’re working to the best of their ability at least twice a year.
By doing this, you can rest assured that if a fire does break out on your property, this equipment will rise to the challenge and prove to be an effective part of your building fire safety procedures.
Failure to adequately maintain your fire suppression systems can result in the safety of everyone on your premises being compromised.
ADL Group offer routine service and maintenance contracts for dry riser systems whether installed by our team or someone else.