Fire Pumps - Notre Dame Fire School

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NOTRE DAME FIRE SCHOOL

2004

FIRE PUMPS 101

CAPTAIN TROY KERCKHOVE

SOUTH BEND FIRE


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A LITTLE ABOUT ME

•South Bend Firei!hter 12 "e#r$

•%ie #nd three &id$

•C#'t#in o En!ine ( )in the hi**$+

•EMT,#d-

•Shit in$tru.tor/ *#$ho-er in$tru.tor

•H##t te#


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A LOT ABOUT YOU

• Name

• Department

• Years in the ire ser!i"e

• T#pe $ apparat%s

• &hat '$ #$% (ant r$m this ")ass• Fa!$rite "$)$r


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NO% LETS ET

PUMPED UP


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FIRE PUMP THEOR3

• &h# '$ #$% nee' t$ *n$( an' %n'erstan'+

h$( the p%mp ($r*,

- .$!in/ &ater

- .a*in/ Press%re

- .aintainin/

- Tr$%0)esh$$tin/


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PU.P TYPES

• P$siti!e 'isp)a"ement - Ori/ina) ire p%mp

- Use' primari)# as primers t$'a# - C$nstant !$)%me

- &i)) p%mp air

- T#pes• Pist$n

• Vane

• R$t$r /ear


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FIRE PU.PS

• CENTRIFICAL

- Base' ar$%n' the spinnin/ 'is*

- V$)%me 'epen'ent $n s%pp)#

- T#pes

• Sin/)e sta/e

• Series1para))e) 2t($ Sta/e3• Thir' sta/e hi/h press%re

- Use' in t$'a#4s ire p%mps


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THE T&O STA5E PU.P

• Desi/ne' t$ $perate in press%re an' !$)%me

m$'es

• Series %se' $r hi/h press%re )$(er !$)%me

2)ess than ha) rate' !$)%me3

• Para))e) %se' $r hi/h !$)%me )$( press%re

• Has s$me t#pe $ a "han/e $!er !a)!e


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THE RELIEF ALE

• S#et" $"$te or the irei!hter$ on theho$e *ine$

• .%st 0e %se' an#time m$re than $ne )ine is$perati$n

• Pr$te"ts )ines r$m $!er press%ri6ati$n

• .$st $perate r$m 78 t$ 988 psi• .%st $perate (ith )ess than a 98 psi s%r/e

• &i)) n$t $perate i in)et press%re t$ hi/h


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PRESSURE 5OVERNERS

• .aintains press%re 0# $peratin/ en/ine

thr$tt)e "$ntr$)

- .e"hani"a) - E)e"tr$ni"


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MAINTANCE

S

REPAIR

• Pre!ent %t%re

pr$0)em

• Keeps in ($r*in/

• Inspe"t t$ in''ee"ts

• C$mp)ete $n a

re/%)ar s"he'%)e

• Fi:in/ (hat is 0r$*e

• Rep)a"e ($rn parts


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UNDER THE HOOD

• En/ine $i)

• Transmissi$n )%i' 2a%t$mati"3

• C$$)ant• &asher )%i'

• Bra*e )%i'

• Be)ts

• H$ses

• Batteries

• Lea*s


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CHASSIS

• Tires

• Other )ea*s

• B$'# 'ama/e

• D$$rs

• Bra*es

• Steerin/

• H$se )$a's an' e;%ipment


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PUMP AREA

• Insi'e an' %n'er - Lea*s

• &ater

•Other )%i's

- Primer $i) )e!e)

• Pane) - .$!e $ !a)!es

- Li/hts

- 5a%/es - Line "$nne"ti$ns

- Chan/e $!er !a)!e

- Re)ie !a)!e


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NO55LES

• Sm$$th 0$re

-


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COMMON HOSE SI5ES

• =>

• = ?>

• = @>

• >

• ?>

• 9>

• S%pp)# )ine


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MEASURIN THAT %ATER

• Press%re

- F$r"e e:erte' 0# the

(ater

- .eas%re' in p$%n' per

s;%are in"h 2psi3

- Or in"hes $ mer"%r#

• V$)%me

- Am$%nt $ (ater

)$(in/

- .eas%re' in /a))$ns

per min%te 2/pm3


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NET PUMP DISCHARE

PRESSURE• NDPFLAEN

- FL FRICTION LOSS

- AAPPLIANCE

- EELEVATION

• < PSI PER =8 FT OR < PSI PER FLOOR .INUS =

- NNOLE


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FINDIN FRICTION LOSE

THE HARD %A3• FL6C72L

• E:amp)es

- 884 $ =91> h$se )$(in/ 88/pm

• =


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FRICTION LOSS MADE A

LITTLE EASIER • Han' meth$'

• F)$( meth$'s

• Charts

• Pre'etermine' settin/s

• H$se team #e))in/ at #$%


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CONDENSED 7 FORMULA

• FL per =88 t $ 9> h$seA

• 884 9> )$(in/


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DRAFTIN

•.$!in/ (ater r$m stati" s$%r"e


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SETTIN UP THE PUMP

• Par*in/ 0ra*e1 (hee) "h$"*s

• Ne%tra)

• Shit transer "ase

• Transmissi$n in t$ "$rre"t /ear

• &ater int$ p%mp

• S$mep)a"e $r it t$ /$

• Set press%re


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FROM THE BOOSTER TAN8

• Open tan* !a)!e

• Prime i nee'e'

- H$( )$n/,

• P)a"e $r it t$ /$

• Cra"* $pen tan* i))

• Remem0er )imite' s%pp)# $ (ater+ an'

)imite' )$(


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FROM DRAFT

• Air ti/ht "$nne"ti$ns

• Prime

• P%t (ater s$me (here


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FROM PRESSURI5ED

%ATER SOURCE• B)ee' air $%t

• Sen' (ater s$me(here


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TROUBLE SHOOTIN5

• L$ss prime

• N$ press%re

• N$ (ater m$!ement

• Ca!itati$n

• Re)ie !a)!e n$t ($r*in/

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