This is by far the most informative and instructive tutorial I have seen in fire protection, keep up the great work....

Scott Gordon deserves a raise. I've been around plenty of so called Sprinkler technicians that "know" what they are doing. I can only think of one that could hold a conversation with this guy. Great explanation!!

I'm a firefighter and your detailed explanation has helped me understand this vital portion of my job. Thank you for your time, your expertise, and for taking the initiative of making it available.

I’m a fire extinguisher tech but I sometimes have to help the sprinkler techs and this helped to understand things.

Nice to see someone who actually knows what their doing. Good job brother.

Thank you! I'll use this information on our videos!

This guy knows his stuff!

Sprinklermatic is a great company

Great Video, this has helped give me a better understanding a pump system, very thorough and detailed, and an excellent pace that makes this easy to follow

Thank you for the video! Very informative!

Very informative thanks for the effort and the quality

Good job man! Nice work!

This guy is the Bomb...Great work.

Well done. great video!

Young fitters should take note - this man's hands are clean because of what he knows. Put your time in and learn this trade and it will take care of you.

Thanks for the suggestions you have discussed here.

good job brother! filmed demos are always fun. lol

Awesome video! Thanks!

Definitely explains a lot I haven't put in a fire pump in 12 years and I don't know where I got in my head that the bypass valves had to stay closed the only thing that stays closed is the fire pump test header I felt like such an idiot when I was doing my tampers and flows today,, I'll know better next time. A very good refresher course video.

very clear sir.I am support your video.Thank you.

Thank you for your valuable information,

Thanks, helped me alot.

very good brother great and informative video 📹... thnxx

I do fire pump testing about every other day in NYC high risers, pal. We do a churn with closed discharge and then we do another churn to get pressure at top of the head to help reset relief valve.

Awesome video!!

Just to be accurate the pressure relief valve he refers to is actually called a casing relief valve it is operated by water pressure and is used to keep the fire pump cool when it is running at churn. It simply drains a small amount of water from the discharge side of the pump which brings a small amount of cool water from the supply side which keeps the pump cool, while the casing relief valve is operating feel the water it should be a little warm. Overall Good Presentation All the Best

Keep on sharing bro. God Bless. Very informative instruction for fire pump. Hope I should learn more procedure specially pump controller how to operate for running the pump.

Would like a video on color coding of sprinkler heads..This guy is the Bomb...Great work.

Video stops at 25:13 and he was still talking, is there a part 2?

Good instructions on the system how to maintain it as it's not used often unless of a fire.

Thanks for the informative video

Good comment. Fire sprinklers should be mandatory in all structures.

Great video

you are the man 👏

you would think the bell alarm would go off when you initiate shut down procedure. The aux power knife is off, the other two knifes are on; bell should ring. Great video, thank you.

Excellent advice. It always scares me to start a pump and let it churn, seems if there's a weak spot, I seem to find it. So you would note on the paperwork that the valve was closed during the test, then reopened and verified at the control panel for proper signal restorals. Have you ever experienced any leaks or problems while running a pump? Also, does the air bleed valve on top of the pump "spit" or "hiss" when running? I find them clogged and rusted all the time. Thanks again for a super job

Thank you

Good Job!

Thank you. Alll the best

very clear and informative, thanks for the effort

Great job by Robert.Tamilnadu safety council.Secretary

Nice very use full to all how the fire pumps operares

Great presentation 👏 👌 👍

does the JCO or CMS inspectors in verify that these weekly fire pump checks are happening or being conducted? If so, how does this get documented?

Excellent.Any chance of doing a rated and peak video?

Thanks Dire Straits, very helpful 🙏

excellent

I know not all buildings have this type of machine, or maybe that I have seen. I would imagine there are different setups for different buildings...so what size building is this system in?

Tha k u for sharing ur videos

Useful video

I, personally, would not route a water pipe into an electrical cabinet. Instead, I would put the pressure sensor outside the cabinet and route it's cable into the cabinet. That looks safer to me in the case when a pipe or a sensor starts leaking.

Excellent explanatipn

On a tamper switch you will get a Supervisory alarm not a trouble. It is important to know the difference between them both.

Major flooding is right...as those look like some major pipes...and those pipes look like they major bolts connecting them together.

Thanks for the video. When there's a fire though, will the jockey pump be also running? Since Jockey pump turns on first before the fire water pump reaches its switch on pressure I'm thinking it's running but I am not sure though.

good day how do one get full training on fire system with sprinklers online training if possible with certificate at the end

thank ....

Je trouve cette vidéo très intéressante et instructive.

I live in NYC and I'm the super of a small building. I want to get my S-12 and S-13 certificates of Fitness from the FDNY. Do you guys make good money? Can one run a bldg as a ceif engineer with al those certificates?

EXCELLENT

Does jockey pump power feed need to be on emergency power

Great video illustration

If i had a dime for every patterson I’ve rebuilt in the last 15 years Well you can imagine

Not a bad video. Def a couple things that were wrong. But all in all not bad. No return bend on the air relief on the lid of the pump head. That’s an nfpa 20 code. Copper drain lines in the packing drip cups are just stupid an a headache waiting to happen cause there going to get clogged. He barely touched on the CRV or circulation relief valve on the fire pump. Other than those couple things it wasn’t a bad video. For being non union his knowledge is semi extensive.

Il serait très intéressant de faire cette vidéo en français pour nous permettre de comprendre le fond de votre démonstration.

Does the fire pump always work at max capacity? For example if my pump was 1000 GPM / 10 bars, but only a landing valve was opened which requires ~250 GPM / 4.5 bars. Would the pump work at 1000 GPM / 10 bars and the excess water be thrown out with the Pressure Relief Valve?

i do 13d... i am wondering how hard it would be to learn all this... its alien to me... ???

I set those up with Detroit diesels for backup grid pressure Major government facility.

Nice👍

Hi I've seen you use emergency backup power. I was wondering whether you use a diesel generator or maybe it is bettery pack. Also I've seen in other videos diesel fire pumps, not electric driven pumps. Do you know which system is cheaper? I'd say that an electric pump with an emergency diesel generator would be a little more expensive, but let me know what you know. Thanks!

I thought it was open stem yoke he said outside stem yoke I'm probably wrong again LOL

It's loud but still not as loud as our diesel powered fire pumps at the plant I work at.

Question: 1. What will happen to your jockey once the electric fire pump kicks in its design cut in pressure? Does it operate together with the electric fire pump or will it stop?

how much pressure does this pump create

Question: Where is the water going when the pump is running during 10 minutes? I understand that the test header valve is closed, so the water is not escaping there? Is no water flowing?

Does this system have one main pump

If the jockey pumps are properly set per the "intent" of NFPA 20, A.14.2.5.1(4), there should not be a problem as this is what the system would be looking at if there were a fire. Keeping the pressure switch settings narrow, reduces the water flowing on start up. If the jockey start PSI is set at the fire pump churn and Stop 10 - 15 PSI above that, there will be no water flowing when you start the fire pump as along as the supply remains the same, the system will be at churn, not 10 -15 less

I am a fire technicoan, how fo locate the inspector's test valve in a multi floor building

would the city water reach 300 psi on the pump suction line

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The camerawork was horrible but the video was very helpful. Thanks

Very good video. However, the fire pump should be on manual stop and not automatic stop.

before i even get a minute into the video, can I comment on the camera skills? They leave MUCH to be desired. in the beginning of the video, when the super stepped off to the left, would have been nice to see what he's pointing at. what he's touching. because I am as green as grass. Just sayin'. other than that, thanks for your time man in making the video.

wow....the comments and subsequent replies for this video are ridiculous.

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The large hospital/research center/Ambutory care buildings that I retired from had 7 fire Pumps from 75 to 250 HP. I was INE if the electricians who had to run them every week & perform Quarterly PM'S on. Hate how lazy sprinkler guys install angry water pressure gauge sideways. Only takes a minute to install a Nicole & a 90 degree elbow to have them facing straight up making them easier to take readings. How the hell do they get a way with using open motors on all fire pumps instead of the TEFC ( totally enclosed fan cooled ) motors. Have seen every fire pump several times have bad packing then spraying water over open motors and water getting into motors. Hospital fire pumps do not time out after the usual 10 minutes of test run like other buildings. We had a for pump panel like the in your vidio. Had the cheapest piece of shit contactors which you could not remove cover to inspect contacts . We always had to open the drain valve below fire pump water pressure gauge to start pump then record that reading.

Thank you for the Information