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FIRE PUMP SYSTEM SPECIFICATION

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GENERAL

The fire pump, driver, conro!!er, "nd "cce##orie# #h"!! "!! $e furni#hed $% he pump m"nuf"curer& The

pumpin' uni #h"!! $e !i#ed $% Under(rier#) L"$or"orie#, Inc& *UL+ "ndor F"cor% Muu"! Re#e"rch Corp&

*FM+& The pumpin' uni #h"!! "!#o mee he re-uiremen# of he N"ion"! Fire Proecion A##oci"ion,

p"mph!e No& ./ *NFPA ./+, "nd $e "ccep"$!e o he "uhori% h"vin' 0uri#dicion&

FIRE PUMP

The fire pump #h"!! $e r"ed "11111111111GPM, (hen oper"in' " i# r"ed differeni"! he"d

of1111111111PSI& The fire pump #h"!! de!iver no !e## h"n 23/4 of he r"ed c"p"ci% " " pre##ure of no

!e## hen 534 of he r"ed he"d& The #huoff he"d #h"!! no e6ceed 27/4 of he r"ed he"d& Sucion pre##ure

" he pump in!e i# e6peced o $e111111111111PSI&

The pump #h"!! $e " hori8on"! #p!i c"#e *or veric"! mouned #p!i c"#e+, dou$!e9#ucion, $ron8e9fied,

cenrifu'"! pump mouned on " common $"#e p!"e (ih he pump driver comp!ee (ih coup!in' "nd

coup!in' 'u"rd& The pump #h"!! h"ve " common hori8on"! cener!ine $e(een he #ucion "nd di#ch"r'e

connecion#& The #ucion "nd di#ch"r'e connecion# "re "!#o he #"me #i8e, hu# e!imin"in' he need for pipe

incre"#er# "nd decre"#er#& The pump #h"!! $e " R9: mode! 11111611111%pe 111111&

PUMP ACCESSORIES

The fo!!o(in' "cce##orie# #h"!! $e furni#hed $% he pump m"nuf"cure& The fiin'# (hich "re #u$0ec o

pump di#ch"r'e pre##ure #h"!! $e r"ed for 2.3 PSI *.3/ PSI+ ANSI :25&2 pre##ure oper"ion&

  1111Auom"ic "ir re!e"#e v"!ve 2.; 1111Sucion < di#ch"r'e '"u'e# (ih =92.;

di"!# 

 1111C"#in' re!ief v"!ve, =7; "d0u#"$!e 1111Eccenric #ucion reducer1111;61111; 

 1111Concenric di#ch"r'e incre"#er1111;61111; 1111:"!! drip v"!ve 

 1111>rip rim $"#ep!"e 1111P"c?"'e Mouned  1111@o#e v"!ve he"der1111111;,(ih11111111ho#e v"!ve#, c"p# "nd ch"in# 

 1111R9: enuri f!o( meer #%#em, FM "pproved, meer re"din' in GPM, f!o( #en#or, "cce##orie#  1111M"in re!ief v"!ve111111;(ih 111111611111enc!o#ed ("#e cone

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ELECTRIC MOTOR >RIEN 

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The e!ecric moor for he fire pump #h"!! $e " #"nd"rd NEMA de#i'n :, open drip proof, 2&23 #ervice f"cor,

#-uirre! c"'e inducion moor (ih 're"#e !u$ric"ed $"!! $e"rin'#& The !oc?ed roor curren #h"!! no e6ceed

he v"!ue# #pecified in NFPA ./& The moor #h"!! $e (ound for111111vo!#111111ph"#e111111c%c!e#

oper"ion (ih oper"in' #peed @P "# re-uired $% he fire pump& 

ELECTRIC MOTOR CONTROLLER 

The conro!!er #h"!! $e UL !i#ed "nd FM "pproved for fire pump #ervice "nd #h"!! mee or e6ceed "!! he

re-uiremen# of he !"e# ediion of NFPA ./ "nd he N"ion"! E!ecric Code *NFPA B/&+ The conro!!er #h"!!

$e of he com$ined m"nu"! "nd "uom"ic %pe de#i'ned for 

 111111"cro## he !ine #"rin'  111111reduced vo!"'e #"rin'  111111!imied #ervice #"rin'

%pe oper"ion h"vin' he #"me hor#epo(er, vo!"'e, ph"#e, "nd fre-uenc% r"in' "# re-uired of he moor&

The circui $re"?er inerrupin' c"p"ci% #h"!! no $e !e## h"n 

 1111117.,/// AIC #%m& *for ./D9.7/ + 

 111111=/,/// AIC #%m& *for =D/97D/ + 

 111111..,/// AIC #%m& *for 33/95// +  111111or #peci"!111111111111111AIC+

The conro!!er #h"!! con"in $u no $e !imied o he fo!!o(in' componen# I#o!"in' #(ich *no provided on !imied #ervice conro!!er#+

  Circui $re"?er, of "ppropri"e #i8e < r"in' Moor #"rer, for "uom"ic < m"nu"! #"rin'

Po(er on pi!o !i'h, #"r < #op pu#h$uon# 

Con"c# for remoe indic"ion of ;Pump Run, ;Lo## of Po(er,; "nd Ph"#e Rever#"!; /9=// PSI pre##ure #(ich (ih "d0u#"$!e #ein'#

  Conro! re!"%# < conro! circui r"n#former Runnin' period imer #e for 2/ min& *m"% $e de!eed+

  Remoe #"r re!"% Emer'enc% run h"nd!e (ih mech"nic"! !"ch

Opion"! fe"ure# #h"!! "!#o $e provided "# !i#ed $e!o(

  111111Auom"ic r"n#fer #(ich for r"n#fer o "n "!ern"e po(er #ource, "##em$!ed "# p"r of

conro!!er& 

 111111Pre##ure recorder ULFM (ih #prin' (ound $"c?up 

 111111Lo( #ucion pre##ure "!"rm < #hudo(n p"ne! (ih "uom"ic *m"nu"!+ re#e 

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  111111Speci"! enc!o#ure *#"nd"rd Nem" .+ 11111NEMA =R1111112.111117111111171111111   111111E6r" "u6i!i"r% con"c#

 111111Sp"ce he"er (ih hermo#" or humidi#"

  111111/95// PSI pre##ure #(ich  111111Remoe "!"rm p"ne!, vi#u"! < "udi$!e

 111111:ui!9in "!"rm p"ne!

  111111Se-ueni"! #"r  111111 P"c?"'e mouned& Conro!!er mouned on pump $"#e < pre (ired o moor

>IESEL >RIEN 

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The die#e! en'ine driver #h"!! $e UL !i#ed < FM "pproved for fire pump #ervice < #h"!! mee or e6ceed "!!

he re-uiremen# of NFPA ./& The en'ine #h"!! h"ve " @P r"in' e-u"! o or 're"er h"n he m"6imum :@P

re-uiremen of he fire pump (hen oper"in' " "n% poin on i# perform"nce curve& The oper"in' r"ed

#peed of he en'ine #h"!! $e e-u"! o he pump)# r"ed #peed&

 The en'ine #h"!! $e e-uipped (ih he fo!!o(in' #"nd"rd fe"ure#

 

Governor o re'u!"e en'ine #peed (ihin 2/4

Over #peed #hudo(n device (ih m"nu"! re#e

:"er% con"cor# A!ern"or or 'ener"or for $"er% rech"r'in'

@e" e6ch"n'er coo!in' #%#em

En'ine oi! he"er R"( ("er coo!in' !ine "# per NFPA ./

:"er% r"c? "nd c"$!e#

F!e6i$!e e6h"u# connecor 

In#rumen p"ne! (ih "chomeer, oi! pre##ure '"u'e, emper"ure '"u'e, "nd hour meer>ue! #e $"erie# 

uncion $o6 (ih num$ered ermin"!# o corre#pond (ih ermin"!# in conro!!er 

Fue! "n?111111GAL Sin'!e ("!!111111>ou$!e ("!! Fue! #%#em E6h"u# #i!encer1111111Commeric"!111111Re#ideni"!111111Criic"! Gr"de

>IESEL ENGINE CONTROLLER 

The en'ine conro!!er #h"!! $e UL !i#ed "nd FM "pproved for fire pump #ervice "nd #h"!! mee or e6ceed "!!

he re-uiremen# of he !"e# ediion of NFPA ./& The conro!!er #h"!! provide comp!ee "uom"ic "nd

m"nu"! oper"ion of he die#e! en'ine& S"nd"rd fe"ure# #h"!! inc!ude he fo!!o(in' iem# 

>ue! :"er% ch"r'er#

Se!ecor #(ich

/9=// PSI pre##ure #(ich

ee?!% "uom"ic e# #"r

Pre##ure recorder i#u"! #i'n"!# (ih common "!"rm for e"ch of he fo!!o(in' condiion#

  Lo( oi! pre##ure @i'h ("er emper"ure F"i!ure o #"r Over #peed #hudo(n :"er% 2 <

. f"i!ure

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Auom"ic cr"n?in' c%c!e (ih 5 cr"n?in' "emp# "!ern"in' $e(een $oh $"er% #e#& 

Sep"r"e ermin"!# o #i'n"! he fo!!o(in' condiion# En'ine runnin' #e!ecor #(ich mi#9#e Trou$!e on en'ine or conro!!er

Opion# o $e furni#hed "# fo!!o(#  111111Remoe #"r

 111111AC po(er f"i!ure #"r 111111Se-ueni"! #"r

 111111/95// PSI pre##ure #(ich 

Speci"! enc!o#ure# *NEMA . #"nd"rd+11111NEMA =R1111112.111117111111171111111  

Addiion"! vi#u"! < "udi$!e "!"rm# in conro!!er  111111Lo( fue! !eve!

 111111Lo( pump hou#e emper"ure

 111111Lo( #ucion pre##ure *#(ich $% oher#+

 111111Re#ervoir !o( 

Addiion"! remoe con"c# o #i'n"! he fo!!o(in' condiion#  111111F"i!ure o #"r

 111111Lo( oi! pre##ure

 111111@i'h ("er emp& 111111Over #peed

 111111:"er% 2 f"i!ure

 111111:"er% . f"i!ure

 111111AC or ch"r'er f"i!ure 

Remoe "!"rm p"ne! (ih; po(er on !i'h; < vi#u"! < "udi$!e indic"ion of 

En'ine runnin' En'ine rou$!e Se!ecor #(ich mi#9#e  111111Addiion"! con"c# for "dded "!"rm#

OCHEY PUMP 

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A 0oc?e% pump #h"!! $e furni#hed o provide111111GPM "111111PSI (ih " #ui"$!e e!ecric moor (ound

for111111vo!#111111ph"#e111111c%c!e oper"ion& If he pump #hu9off pre##ure e6ceed# he (or?in'

pre##ure of he #%#em, or " re'ener"ive ur$ine or po#iive di#p!"cemen pump i# #upp!ied, " #ui"$!e c"#in'

re!ief v"!ve #h"!! $e #upp!ied&

OCHEY PUMP CONTROLLER 

The 0oc?e% pump conro!!er #h"!! incorpor"e " m"'neic #"rer, @9O9A #e!ecor #(ich, fu#i$!e di#connec,

"nd " pre##ure re'u!"or h"vin' " r"n'e of /9=// PSI minimum& The uni #h"!! $e comp!ee!% (ired "nd

"##em$!ed in " #ui"$!e enc!o#ure (ih "cce## door& 

Acce##or% fe"ure# "re o $e furni#hed "# !i#ed $e!o(  111111Runnin' period imer

 111111Circui $re"?er

 111111Conro! r"n#former

 111111/95// PSI pre##ure #(ich  111111Speci"! enc!o#ure 11111 Nem" .11111NEMA =R1111112.111117111111171111111 

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FACTORY PERFORMANCE TEST

PUMP The pump #h"!! $e h%dro#"ic"!!% e#ed o (ice he (or?in' pre##ure of he #%#em $u in no c"#e

!e## h"n .3/ PSI& E"ch uni #h"!! "!#o $e 'iven " comp!ee perform"nce e#& A cerified perform"nce curve

#h"!! $e #upp!ied& CONTROLLER A!! conro!!er# #h"!! $e comp!ee!% e#ed $efore #hipmen from he f"cor%&

FIEL> ACCEPTANCE TEST A fie!d "ccep"nce e# #h"!! $e conduced upon comp!eion of he fire pump in#"!!"ion& The e# #h"!! $e

conduced "# recommended in NFPA ./ in he pre#ence of he "uhori% h"vin' 0uri#dicion& A fie!d

perform"nce ch"r"ceri#ic curve #h"!! $e produced "nd comp"red for verific"ion o he f"cor% perform"nce

curve&

BA") (O (HE (OP 

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