I know that it is mentioned in NFPA 20. You can check there. If you have the 
PDF version, do a keyword for Break Tank. 

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> On Jan 27, 2017, at 1:11 PM, Dale Wingard <[email protected]> wrote:
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> I agree, I’m just trying to find where it was allowed in earlier editions.
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> You are just using a "break tank" when you have automatic refill. 
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> If your demand is 1000 gpm for 60 min and your city supply can do 500 gpm, 
> then you just store 500 gpm for 60 min. 
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> I'm out on the road so I can't look up the exact reference. But the good 
> thing is you don't need crazy formulae with a hundred exponents to figure 
> this out. It's just simple math. 
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> On Jan 27, 2017, at 12:52 PM, Dale Wingard <[email protected]> wrote:
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> NFPA 22 (2013 Edition) excerpt-
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> 4.1.4 A tank shall be sized so that the stored supply plus reliable automatic 
> refill shall be sufficient to meet the demand placed upon it for the design 
> duration.
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> I have researched earlier editions but I have not been able to find where the 
> reliable automatic refill has been previously allowed; however, I recall this 
> being the case.  Am I overlooking something? 
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