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Two 3-way splitters with Storz connectors

A siamese connection or splitter in fire protection engineering is a pipe fitting that allows two or more fire hoses to be connected to a single standpipe riser at the same general location.

It is so-called due to the visual similarity to siamese twins.

References

  • Ramsey, Charles (2000). Hoke, John Ray Jr. (ed.). Architectural Graphics Standards (10th Edition). John Wiley & Sons, Inc. ISBN 0-471-34816-3.


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