Kevin- Do you flow water and measure it monthly? What about annually? Still on a 14 y.o. standard? Tom Duross
The National Fire Code of Canada (1995) 6.6.3.3 allows for a monthly run test for electrically driven pumps. In the appendix it also states: "Centrifugal fire pumps should not be operated for prolonged periods under shut-off conditions, that is, with no water flowing from the system" "because of the excessive wear on impellors due to the caviation, and on seals and thrust bearings due to the higher operating pressure and increased vibrations. Water should be discharged from the system if possible." Here we run our monthly tests (200hp Aurora 2000 usgpm) through the test header to confirm proper flow and operation of the pump controllers. Kevin Mowle Bruce Power. _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field)
