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Examples of standpipe
standpipe
Ortiz said he'd told DePaola the pipe, called a standpipe, supplied emergency water.
From the thenewstribune.com
There is a small standpipe for water and a few temporary toilets have been placed outside.
From the guardian.co.uk
The overflow stopped when the level in the gypsum pond dropped to the level of the standpipe.
From the al.com
Her home has a constant supply of running water, drinkable straight from the standpipe outside.
From the economist.com
The 100-foot tower, or standpipe, was built in 1937 as part of the park's water supply system.
From the post-gazette.com
Two firemen died because someone had removed the standpipe and started a fire, consciously or not.
From the infowars.com
Connection means piped water in cities or a working standpipe within 200 metres of every home in villages.
From the economist.com
Regardless, the attorneys argue, the broken standpipe wasn't the key cause of the firefighters'deaths.
From the stltoday.com
Prosecutors point to the broken standpipe, noting that it took firefighters about an hour to get water on the flames.
From the thenewstribune.com
- A vertical pipe
- A standpipe is a type of rigid water piping which is built into multi-story buildings in a vertical position, to which fire hoses can be connected, allowing manual application of water to the fire. Within buildings standpipes thus serve the same purpose as fire hydrants.
- A standpipe is a freestanding pipe fitted with a tap which is installed outdoors to dispense water in areas which do not have a running water supply to the buildings.
- (standpipes) usepublic standposts
- System of pipes inside a building for conducting water for firehose attachments; may be pressurized with water ("wet") or remain "dry" until activated in an emergency; supplied either from a fire hydrant attachment or from a fire engine's pump. ...
- Pipe or tank connected to a closed conduit and extending to or above the hydraulic grade line of the conduit to afford relief from surges of pressure in pipelines. A tank used for storage of water in distribution systems.
- A method of storing water and equalizing water pressure to minimize the pulsations of water flowing in the mains, used prior to modern pumping methods, consisting of a large vertical pipe in which a column of water rises and falls; often built inside towers.
- Standpipe is a fire protection system in high rise buildings that provides water to fire hose stations.
- (1) A pipe or tank connected to a water system and used to absorb surges that can occur. (2) A pipe or tank used to store water for emergency use, such as for fire fighting.
