automatic fire pump

automatic fire pump

[¦ȯd·ə¦mad·ik ‚fīr ‚pəmp] (mechanical engineering) A pump which provides the required water pressure in a fire standpipe or sprinkler system; when the water pressure in the system drops below a preselected value, a sensor causes the pump to start.

automatic fire pump

A pump which provides the required water pressure in a fire standpipe or sprinkler system; when the water pressure in the system drops below a preselected value, a sensor causes the pump to start, and to stop the pump when the pressure is restored.