Patent ID: 7237568

Claim:
A fire protection system for connecting at least one water supply to at least one fire sprinkler system of a fire-protectable structure comprising, in combination: a) at least one riser system comprising at least one riser; and, b) at least one enclosure structured and arranged to substantially enclose and protect such at least one riser system; c) wherein such at least one riser system is mounted to such at least one enclosure; d) at least one component, attached to said riser, wherein said at least one component provides at least one function selected from the group consisting of: i) a flow switch function to monitor water flow through the at least one fire sprinkler system; ii) a test and drain valve function to test and drain the at least one fire sprinkler system; iii) a pressure gauge function to monitor water pressure in the at least one fire sprinkler system; and, iv) a relief valve function to provide over-pressure relief for the at least one fire sprinkler system; and c) a computer system structured and arranged to provide selected monitoring of functions of the fire protection system.