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  1. Mikes54

    Flexible Connections Between Above Ground Water Tank and Piping

    Thanks for all the responses. This tank would be on a separate foundation with a heated connector building between the tank and the main building. With two separate foundations, as you would expect, there could be movement from settling that would cause the tank foundation and the building...
  2. Mikes54

    Flexible Connections Between Above Ground Water Tank and Piping

    When connecting piping (above ground) between fire pump suction and and an above ground water storage tank, it is required to have a flexible connection. I have yet to find a flexible connection pipe that is listed for fire protection systems. The size would be 8" or 10". Does anyone know of a...
  3. Mikes54

    Wet Pit Sizing

    I have a customer with a pond fed fire pump with a wet pit. There is a 24" pipe coming from the pond, into the wet pit. Approximately 75' of pipe. The existing pump was designed and installed 35 years ago. It is a 1000 gpm pump. New addition on site will now require a 2000 gpm pump. I need to...

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