Specifications
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A complete interactive manual shall be provided with the pressure controller.
PRIMING PUMP Bidder Complies: Yes ( ) No ( )
The priming pump shall be a Trident Emergency Products compressed air powered; high efficiency
multistage venturi based AirPrime System, conforming to standards outlined in NFPA pamphlet #1901.
All wetted metallic parts of the priming system are to be of brass and stainless steel construction.
One (1) priming control shall open the priming valve and start the pump primer.
A second priming valve shall be plumbed to the rear suction piping. The second control shall be
located at the pump operator's panel.
RECIRCULATING LINE, WITH CHECK VALVE Bidder Complies: Yes ( ) No ( )
A .50" diameter recirculating line, from the pump to the water tank, shall be furnished with a control
installed at the pump operator's control panel. A check valve shall be provided in this line to prevent
the back flow of water from the tank to the pump if the valve is left in the open position.
TEMPERATURE RELIEF VALVE Bidder Complies: Yes ( ) No ( )
A temperature relief valve shall be provided on the pump to monitor pump water temperature. This
valve shall automatically relieve water from the pump when the temperature of the pump water
exceeds 120 degrees Fahrenheit.
PUMP MANUALS Bidder Complies: Yes ( ) No ( )
Two (2) pump manuals from the pump manufacturer shall be furnished in compact disc format with
the apparatus. Manuals shall cover pump operation, maintenance, overhaul, and parts.
PLUMBING Bidder Complies: Yes ( ) No ( )
All inlet and outlet plumbing, 3.00" and smaller, shall be plumbed with either stainless steel pipe or
synthetic rubber hose reinforced with high-tensile polyester braid. Small diameter secondary plumbing
such as drain lines shall be stainless steel, brass or hose.
Where vibration or chassis flexing may damage or loosen piping or where a coupling is required for
servicing, the piping shall be equipped with Victaulic or rubber couplings.
Plumbing manifold bodies shall be ductile cast iron or stainless steel.
All lines shall drain through a master drain valve or shall be equipped with individual drain valves. All
individual drain lines for discharges shall be extended with a hose to drain below the chassis frame.
All water carrying gauge lines shall be of flexible polypropylene tubing.
MAIN PUMP INLETS Bidder Complies: Yes ( ) No ( )
A 6.00" pump manifold inlet shall be provided on each side of the vehicle. The suction inlets shall
include removable die cast zinc screens that are designed to provide cathodic protection for the pump,
thus reducing corrosion in the pump.
Main pump inlets shall not be located on the main operator's panel and shall maintain a low connection
height by terminating below the top of the chassis frame rail.
The main pump inlets shall have National Standard Threads with a long handle chrome cap.
The cap shall be the VLH, which incorporates an exclusive thread design to automatically relieve stored
pressure in the line when disconnected. (No exception)
INLET BUTTERFLY VALVE Bidder Complies: Yes ( ) No ( )
One (1) big flow valve shall be provided on the driver's side main pump inlet.
The 6.00" inlet valve shall be provided with a built-in, adjustable pressure relief valve and a 3/4"
bleeder valve shall be provided on the inlet side of the valve.