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Solid concrete foundation for fire pumps
- Thread starter Miangoni
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Common sense prevails. The guideline is NFPA-20
This might help:
I like the use of pictures for instruction.......
Use of two tons of concrete, rebar etc is .............."GOOD"
Use of threaded rod, bubble gum, coat hanger wire is ...."BAD"
MJCronin
Sr. Process Engineer
This might help:
I like the use of pictures for instruction.......
Use of two tons of concrete, rebar etc is .............."GOOD"
Use of threaded rod, bubble gum, coat hanger wire is ...."BAD"
MJCronin
Sr. Process Engineer
Check out this great tutorial
pump tutorial. I hope this works.
pump tutorial. I hope this works.
"4.12* Equipment Protection. -
4.12.1* General Requirements. The fire pump, driver, controller, water supply, and power supply shall be protected against possible interruption of service through damage caused by explosion, fire, FLOOD, earthquake, rodents, insects, windstorm, freezing, vandalism, and other adverse conditions."
4.12.1* General Requirements. The fire pump, driver, controller, water supply, and power supply shall be protected against possible interruption of service through damage caused by explosion, fire, FLOOD, earthquake, rodents, insects, windstorm, freezing, vandalism, and other adverse conditions."
skdesigner
Mechanical
NFPA 20 requires that the fire pump base plate be securely attached to a solid foundation in such a way that pump and driver shaft alignment is ensured. Since most pump room floors slope to a floor drain, a level foundation above the floor is typically the way to accomplish this.
NFPA 20-2016 6.4.4 also says 'The foundation shall be sufficiently substantial to form a permanent and rigid support for the base plate.' When you start talking about big diesel-driven pumps, it's possible that the weight of the units, plus vibration when running at full capacity, can exceed the limits of what the floor alone has been designed for.
NFPA 20-2016 6.4.4 also says 'The foundation shall be sufficiently substantial to form a permanent and rigid support for the base plate.' When you start talking about big diesel-driven pumps, it's possible that the weight of the units, plus vibration when running at full capacity, can exceed the limits of what the floor alone has been designed for.
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