Interesting. I have some gauges that are probably 15+ years old and they all check out in recalibration and never vary that much from year to year. Some, but not all, came from a contractor that closed up and I bought all of their test equipment. They did a lot of pump tests but never had a high rate of gauge failure. Admittedly, 90% of my gauges are upper end Ashcroft.
Have you tried to have any of them re-calibrated? In answer to your original question, I have never used a snubber. If I did, I would consider having the calibration done with the snubber attached. Todd G Williams, PE Fire Protection Design/Consulting Stonington, CT 860-535-2080 (tel:860-535-2080) (ofc) 860-554-7054 (tel:860-554-7054) (fax) 860-608-4559 (tel:860-608-4559) (cell) > > On Mar 22, 2023 at 8:10 PM, <Skyler Bilbo (mailto:[email protected])> > wrote: > > > > These are gauges used on hose monsters for fire pump testing. They seem to > get stuck, or start to read incorrectly fairly often. Probably partially > or fully clogged. We flush before we even attach a gauge, but even still, > sometimes they last a whole year, sometimes they last 2 months. > > > -Skyler > > > > > On Wed, Mar 22, 2023 at 6:56 PM Fpdcdesign <[email protected] > (mailto:[email protected])> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > How do you guys destroy gauges? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mar 22, 2023 at 5:26 PM, <Skyler Bilbo > > > (mailto:[email protected])> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > It's the time of year for me to order new calibrated gauges for all of > > > our pitots. Is there any rule or reason it would not be a good idea to > > > put a snubber on these to hopefully make them last a little longer? I > > > find that they often only last a few months before breaking or getting > > > clogged. Does anyone have experience doing this, or can recommend a > > > certain snubber? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Skyler Bilbo > > > Wente Plumbing and Fire Protection > > > > > > Effingham, IL > > > > > > 217-819-6404 Direct > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________ SprinklerForum > > > mailing list: > > > https://lists.firesprinkler.org/list/sprinklerforum.lists.firesprinkler.org > > > To unsubscribe send an email to > > > [email protected] > > > (mailto:[email protected]) > > _________________________________________________________ > > SprinklerForum mailing list: > > > > https://lists.firesprinkler.org/list/sprinklerforum.lists.firesprinkler.org > > To unsubscribe send an email to > > [email protected] > > (mailto:[email protected]) > > _________________________________________________________ SprinklerForum > > mailing list: > > https://lists.firesprinkler.org/list/sprinklerforum.lists.firesprinkler.org > > To unsubscribe send an email to > > [email protected]
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