How about a suction control valve? Matt Grisé PE*, LEED AP, NICET II Sales Engineer Alliance Fire Protection 130 w 9th Ave. North Kansas City, MO 64116
*Licensed in KS & MO 913.888.0647 ph 913.888.0618 f 913.526.7443 cell www. AFPsprink.com -----Original Message----- From: Sprinklerforum [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Todd Williams Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2016 6:41 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Oversized fire pump I am working on a facility with a fire pump that was oversized for the available public water supply. The pump is 1500 gpm at 85 psi. At 1500 gpm, the suction pressure drops to 18 psi. This is characteristic of the water supply and is not due to a shut valve or other obstruction. The pump was installed in 2009. Are there any safeguards that I should recommend for this situation? Todd G Williams, PE Fire Protection Design/Consulting Stonington, CT 860-535-2080 (ofc) 860-608-4559 (cell) Sent using CloudMagic [https://cloudmagic.com/k/d/mailapp?ct=ti&cv=6.0.64&pv=8.2] _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org
