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Is there anything in the standards about possible flooding of a basement when using fire mains?

BS 9990:2015 (Wet and Dry risers) does not address the consequences of flooding of basements (or other areas) in a fire scenario. There is a small mention in BS 9999 about flooding, but it does not go into a lot of detail. Our advice is to ensure that any critical equipment i.e., electrics etc are installed on plinths maybe about 400mm higher than the finished floor level.

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