I think that's right filling the line is the larger issue. Vent the air at the 
top and I'm old school and always used a hand pump to build pressure.

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On Jan 29, 2013, at 1:01 PM, Thomas Watt <[email protected]> 
wrote:

> I may be off base since I am unfamiliar with Canadian rules and
> regulations. As the operator of a nuclear power plant, are you exempt from
> the requirement that testing be done by a licensed sprinkler contractor? In
> my opinion you really overthinking this. A small hydrostatic pump will
> suffice, as Matt suggested. If you don't have one, a cheap pressure washer
> and a couple of dollars worth of fittings will work just fine. The size of
> the pump and the volume of water pumped by the truck are WAY overkill.
> Unless there is no underground piping with which to fill. Even then, how
> much pipe is there to fill?
> 
> Tom Watt
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