Engine Company Handbook Flashcards
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All Sacramento Fire engine apparatus meet the specifications and standards as outlined by the NFPA __________________.
1901-Standard for Automotive Fire Apparatus
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Sacramento Fire engines have permanently mounted centrifugal fire pumps which can produce up to __________ their rated capacity with adequate water supply from a hydrant.
twice
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Securing a water supply is a top priority but does not supersede the need to establish an ___________________.
interior attack hose line
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The hose beds on a Sacramento Fire engine are configured to perform both ________ and __________ operations.
supply / fire attack
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Each engine has two ___ inch intakes equipped with a ball-intake valve.
6
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All engines have a permanently mounted fire pump with a rated discharge capacity of at least ____ gpm.
1,000
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On a Type VI unit, how many gallons does the water tank hold?
400
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How much 3” hose is in a flat load on a Type 1 engine?
600
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The primary mission of an engine is to provide ______ ________ for fire streams.
adequate pressure
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The Dash class engine is outfitted with a ________ pump, while the Velocity and the Enforcer classes are outfitted with a _______ pump
two-stage / single stage
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All of the hose used by Sacramento Fire meets the requirements set forth by the NFPA _________.
1961-Standard on Fire Hose
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In the three-inch hose bed, small hand loops will be placed every _______ on the _______ stack.
50’ / right
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The primary causes of damage to fire hose are _______, _______, and ________.
mechanical / thermal/ chemical
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The polyester hose jacket can melt in the range of ______.
500 F
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Have the Sacramento Fire Hose Shop service-test hose if there is suspicion of a ________ exposure.
chemical
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After such chemical exposures, hose must be thoroughly washed as soon as possible with _______, _______ water.
warm, soapy
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The two primary types of hose couplings used by the Sacramento Fire are ________ and _________.
threaded / Storz
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National Pipe Straight Hose (NPSH), also known as “pipe thread”, is used on __________ hose.
1” forestry
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To ensure each section of hose is eventually rotated throughout the entire hose bed, the _________ method will be followed.
“first-to-last”
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Remove _______ and ______ from the hose before placing it back into hose beds as this is a leading cause to the breakdown of the fibers in the jacket.
dirt / grit
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When hose is sent in for repair, place an ______ next to its inventory number in the “Hose Rack” box.
“x”
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Company officers are responsible for ensuring that newly received hose undergoes the _______ ______ process.
service test
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All fire hose will undergo service testing on an _______ basis and after any ________ are made.
annual / repairs
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Maximum length of hose to be tested per engine outlet is ______ feet.
300
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Secure hose lines with rope and keep personnel at least _____ feet away from the testing area.
25
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The 1 ¾” nozzle is a _______ ______ flow nozzle with an effective reach of ______ feet.
constant gallonage / 110
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Fittings are identified in order by: _______; ________; _______.
size / direction of flow / fitting name
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Size of the fitting listed as _______ side first, _______ side last.
female / male
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An _______ is defined as any device through which water passes.
appliance
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The adjustable pressure relief dump valve has a range from ___ to ___ psi and can unload up to ______ gallons.
50 / 300 / 1,000
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The dump valve should be set to ______ psi on the intake located on the engineer’s panel and _____ psi on the officer’s side panel.
75-90 / 150
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The LDH manifold has a pressure relief dump valve which ranges from ___ to ___ psi.
75 / 250
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There are three basic types of hydrant wrenches that can be found on any Sacramento Fire engine company: ________, ________, and ________.
adjustable hydrant/spanner wrench / Corey Hydrant wrench / five-hole hydrant wrench
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The hose roller is located on all _______ companies.
truck
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FireAde has a working foam concentrate ranging from ___ percent to ____ percent.
0.1 / 3
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How many gallons of foam concentrate are needed to make a 3 percent mixture for one booster water tank worth of water?
15
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What is the rating for the Dry Chemical extinguisher?
2A: 10B: C
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The use of an aerator can increase the foam blanket by up to ____ percent.
45
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What are the two simple ideals of the Sacramento Fire Department?
The fire goes as the first line goes, If you put the fire out, everything gets better
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The company officer’s responsibilities at a structure fire can be broken into what 3 basic phases?
Responding to, on arrival, suppression
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The officer has several options for securing a water supply, name the 6?
1) tank water 2) lay-in wet 3) lay-in dry 4)lay-out 5) split lay 6) hand-jack
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What are the 3 operational modes of the incident for a company?
Investigation, fire attack, command
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Second and subsequent arriving companies base their operations on the __?
Initial actions taken by the first company
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The _____ ______ is the accepted department standard for providing updates to incoming companies or the established incident commander.
C.A.N. Report
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The first arriving officer, and/or back-up firefighter must control ___ _____ when possible.
The door
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What 3 basic responsibilities does the engineer have during fire operations?
Delivering the crew and apparatus safely to the scene; pumping operations; securing a water supply
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Third and later-arriving engines should consider taking a position where to provide additional hose lines if necessary?
In the alley behind the structure
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If the structure is set back greater than ____, consider using the 200’ tank line.
100 feet
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The ____ tankline should NOT be the first line stretched as it would require it to be backed-up with 3” and Sac Pack.
300’
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For fires in public hallway apartment buildings and complexes (garden style), the _____ and _______ may be the most efficient option.
3” supply line, Sacramento Pack
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What are 3 situations that commonly require the second-arriving engine company to assist with the advancement of the first line?
Upper floor fires, basement fires, 2½” hose line operations
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The back-up firefighter should include what 2 things in their tool selection while in investigation mode?
The water can and the irons
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For subsequent arriving engines, what 4 tasks should only be completed after the initial attack line has been stretched and is advancing into the fire?
1) Assume command; 2) water supply; 3) stretch additional hose lines; 4) staging
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What is the primary consideration at any fireground operation?
The protection of life
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What shall deter the nozzle firefighter from getting the nozzle to the seat of the fire?
NOTHING
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What are the three phases of the logical sequence of firefighting, according to FDNY Deputy Chief Emamuel Fried?
Phase 1 - locate the fire; Phase 2 - Confine the fire; Phase 3 - Extinguish the fire
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Initial extinguishment includes _____ of visible flames and extinguishment of smoldering debris.
“knockdown”
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What method of fire attack is generally accepted as the preferred way and is the way that the Sacramento Fire recommends for fire attack?
Direct method
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Which method is the most common method and involves the direct application of water on the burning fuel to cool it below its ignition temperature and eliminated production vapors that burn?
Direct Method
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At a ceiling temperature of 1,0000F or more, water expands over ______ times its original volume.
4,000
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Transitional fire attack is not a method intended __ ______ _______.
For getting extinguishment
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A single engine company can only effectively stretch ____ ____ _____.
One hose line
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What is not an appropriate technique for the application of water?
“Penciling”
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Prior to advancing the hose line to upper floors, it is always a good practice to ____ ____ ____ before proceeding to an upper floor position.
Check the lower floors for fire
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During transitional fire attack, how long should the solid/straight stream be held steady and flowed at a 450 angle at the upper levels of the room?
6 to 10 seconds
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More lives are saved at fires by the proper ______ and _____ of hose lines than by all other means.
Positioning, operating
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What are the three essential fundamentals that must be followed every time a hose line is stretched?
Determine the location of the fire before beginning a stretch; determine proper size hose; estimate the amount of hose needed
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What is the most important decision that the engine company officer will make after determining the location of the fire?
Which hose line to stretch
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It is an accepted practice that the minimum flow rate for interior operations in residential structures should be ______.
150 gpm
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The acronym _____ can assist the engine company officer in determining when a ___ hose line is an appropriate choice.
“ADULTS”; 2½”
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When should a 2½” hose line be put into service without first securing a water supply?
Only under extreme circumstances
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To help determine the amount of 2½” needed, what is the rule of thumb for commercial buildings?
Length + Width + 50 feet
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The tactic of stretching the first hose line via the primary means of egress allows what 2 things?
Occupants to evacuate via the stairs; members to proceed above the fire for search
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What 3 fire conditions warrant the use of a second hose line for fire attack?
The volume of fire creates the need; fire on a lower floor of a multi-floor occupancy; exposure protection
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Department SOGs allow the advancement of the 2OUT hose line in what 4 situations?
An additional attack hose line is needed; pressure loss to the attack hose line is experienced; nozzle team is trapped by fire; truck company members’ egress is cut off
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The 2OUT hose line must be what in regards to the attack line?
The same diameter, or larger than
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Do not ____ ____ using the 2OUT line.
Fight the fire
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To assure efficient and timely stretching of the fire attack hose line in multiple-story buildings, the services of the first ____ _____ companies should be utilized.
Two engine
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A charged hose line is _____ times more difficult to move.
Six
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What are 4 methods in which a firefighter can physically advance the hose line?
Crawling; duck walking; leg forward; pin and hit
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Garage fires that have living quarters over the garage will require the use of a minimum of how many lines?
Three attack lines
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When must windows of a basement be properly vented as the initial hose line makes entry and begins fire attack?
Simultaneously
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What is the best way to protect exposures, both interior and exterior?
Rapidly and aggressively put the fire out from the interior
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Exterior exposure lines should almost always be what size hose line?
2 ½”
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It is common to have ____ feet or less between adjacent Victorians.
five
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What is another construction feature that adds to the difficulty of extinguishment in garden apartments?
They have a common attic
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These types of apartments get called or are confused with garden style apartments.
Exterior Hallway Apartments
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The ______ is a vertical opening within the center of the stairway that permits a single 50’ length of hose to reach from the first to the fourth floor.
Wellhole
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A unique stairwell construction feature known as a “______” or “_______” exists in many of the older residential high-rises in Sacramento.
Fire-tower; smoke-proof tower
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Wet standpipe systems installed prior to ___ are required to provide only _____ psi residual pressure at the building’s highest standpipe outlet.
1993; 65
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The decision to use the Sacramento Pack should be made only when a ___ standpipe is used or a ___ standpipe with a minimum of ____ residual pressure.
Dry; wet; 100 psi
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Commercial fires will dictate specific actions in specific order, what are the 4 actions?
1) locating the fire; 2) apparatus placement; 3) water supply; 4) forced entry
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Most fires involving the residence of a Taxpayer can be successfully fought with what size hose line?
1¾”
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Typical tilt-up warehouses have what type of roof construction?
Lightweight panelized
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A general guideline to follow is do not operate more than ___ inside a commercial building unless absolutely necessary.
150’
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For a majority of these types of buildings (strip mall), the roof assembly is constructed with a flat, ____________, with newer styles incorporating __________.
Lightweight roof wood truss; open-web bar joists
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Prior establishment of a permanent water supply is required when?
Flowing a second hose line
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The engineer may elect to hand-jack the supply line to the plug where the hydrant is within ___ of the engine.
100 feet
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Who determines the type, size, and spacing of its hydrants?
Each water district
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Where can a Clow Hydrant be found?
Commercial or industrial occupancies
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Whenever possible, the engine company should _____ a warf for a _____ ______.
Pass; regular hydrant
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A 4½” hydrant outlet will deliver ____ gpm with a flow pressure of 15psi.
2,100
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According to color coding standards within the city, what is the water capability of a red hydrant.
Less than 500 gpm
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Who will remain at the hydrant when utilizing the “wet” forward lead?
The back-up firefighter
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The first-arriving engine MUST transmit on the radio its intention to start a ___ lay.
split
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During emergency operations, it is permissible to ____ _____ hose lines.
Drive over
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A Class I standpipe is for _______ use only.
Fire department
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A Class II standpipe has what size outlet?
1½”
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Prior to 1993, the riser had to provide ____ gpm at 65psi residual pressure.
500
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Current NFPA standards require a minimum of ____psi at the top outlet.
100
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What is the most common type of flow-restricting device?
Orifice plate
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Sacramento Fire SOGs allow crews to use the elevators for fires above the ____ floor.
Seventh
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Each engine company crew assigned fire attack will bring all three 2½” high-rise bundles along with what 3 other items?
High-rise kit; gated wye; a forcible entry tool
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Where should all standpipe hookups be made?
The floor below the fire
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Where can additional hose lines be attached if needed? (2)
1) two floors below; 2) standpipe outlets in more distant stairways
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The decision to use the Sacramento Pack in residential high-rise buildings should only be made when certain criteria have been met, what are they? (2)
1) A dry or wet system with a residual pressure of at least 100 psi; 2) the fire is confined to one unit with no fire present in the public hallway
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Sacramento Fire engines companies carry what two separate master stream devices?
The “Stinger”; the “RAM” or “QAM”
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The ____ ____ is a built-in safety feature that prevents the nozzle from being accidentally rotated too low.
Limiter pin
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When a master stream strikes a fuel load, its cooling capability is _______ to its flow rate.
Proportional
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Thought should be given to use more master streams through large ______ openings at ______ level.
Horizontal; ground
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A stream of sufficient volume will extinguish all of the fire it can in ________.
Less than a minute
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The engine company is best served by leading _____ the truck ____ the water supply.
From; to
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What are the three most common uses of the manifold in Sacramento Fire?
1) supplemental water supply; 2) multiple hose lines/master streams; 3) ladder pipe operations
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Which way should the directional arrow on the manifold point in relation to the ladder pipe?
Towards the ladder pipe
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What should always be remembered to use on the manifold when connecting a 2½” line?
The high rise gauge
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When the relief valve is correctly set on the manifold, what will be the indication?
A small trickle of water will be seen exiting the dump valve
