If you are exceeding 877gpm, the building is probably already gone - or some
burst pipe is taking up all of the water anyway. At that point, torching your
diesel motor is probably going to be a lesser concern. Best case scenario is
that someone drove their car into a standpipe, and a busted 4" i
I should have rambled a little more..
750 gpm pump runs down to 20 PSI at 877 gpm (117%). Worried should water
demand exceed that and cavitate the main and loose cooling water to the
engine. Then we loose the pump house and the buildings. Residential areas
are compartmentized so not as much wor
Why are you wanting to install the suction control valve? Was it requested by
the FD or water supplier?
I would be concerned about removing the PRV without knowing all about what is
downstream. It would be just your luck that some contractor got a variance to
build the mains out of pool-noodle
Good morning Campers. Looking for advice and comments.
I have an existing diesel driven fire pump in a prefabricated pump house
installed in 2012 serving 2 apartment buildings.
I first tested this pump in 2017, had 13 hours on it, ran fine but we ran
out of water at just about 100% capacity.
Sp
