Appropriate pressures and adequate water flow in fire emergency situations are extremely important, therefore fire protection control valves are required. Pressure control valves are used to adhere to wet pipe system and hose connection pressure limit requirements in NFPA 13 and 14 and deluge valves are critical in many industrial fire protection systems.
Pressure Control Valve
Pressure reducing valves are used to protect pressure sensitive piping, instrumentation and devices in fire protection systems against overpressure downstream.
Pressure relief valves on the other hand are safety devices designed to quickly relieve overpressure in a fire protection system. They are designed to open at a set pressure threshold to drain the excess water pressure to the atmosphere or to a sump.
