2006 New York Code - Inspection Of Required Sprinklers In Converted Dwellings And Dwellings Used For Single Room Occupancy.

 
    § 27-2050 Inspection of required sprinklers in converted dwellings and
  dwellings  used  for  single  room  occupancy.  a.  In  every  converted
  dwelling, or in every tenement used, in whole or  in  part,  for  single
  room  occupancy  in which a sprinkler system has been installed pursuant
  to the requirements of the multiple dwelling law, the owner  shall  have
  an  annual  test  and  inspection  of  such  sprinkler  system made by a
  licensed plumber or sprinkler system contractor.
    b. For the purposes of such test, the owner  shall  provide  an  angle
  hose  valve or sill cock threaded on the outlet side for standard garden
  hose couplings at the extreme end of the highest line of  sprinklers.  A
  piece  of  garden  hose ten feet in length with female coupling shall be
  kept on the premises. There shall be available for use by the  tester  a
  pail of at least ten quarts capacity.
    c.  The  person  conducting the inspection shall perform the following
  tests:
    (1) Obtain and record the static pressure at the test valve  by  means
  of a hydraulic gauge.
    (2)  Connect the test hose to the test valve and drain off into a pail
  or other suitable receptacle not less than ten quarts of water to insure
  that the system is operative and that there is a full and free  flow  of
  water.
    (3)  Check  the  valve on the main supply to the system making certain
  the valve is fully open and sealed in such open position.
    (4) Check the system to insure that all sprinkler heads are in  place,
  and shall incorporate in his or her report the findings.
    d. The owner, resident manager or janitor shall witness the test.
    e.  A  report  of the test, signed by the tester and witness, shall be
  filed, within ten days thereafter, with the superintendent of  buildings
  for  the  borough  in  which the dwelling is located; and a copy of such
  report shall be kept on the premises in the care of the owner,  resident
  manager or janitor.
    f.  If  the  system  is  found  defective,  the  owner  or  his or her
  authorized agent shall notify the fire commissioner  through  the  local
  firehouse  and  the  superintendent  within  twenty-four hours after the
  test, and shall promptly cure such defect.