Pumps Chapter 5 Flashcards
From the Pump Manual:
How many types of service tests are used for Class A pumpers?
Three
From the Pump Manual:
The three hour test conducted by Underwriter’s Laboratories at a manufacturer’s plant is called a _______ test.
Listing
From the Pump Manual:
When is the Acceptance test conducted?
When new apparatus is received by the purchaser
From the Pump Manual:
What is the duration of the standard Acceptance test?
Three hours
From the Pump Manual:
During the standard Acceptance test, what is the duration of the full capacity testing portion?
Two hours
From the Pump Manual:
What are the two capacities tested in half hour portions during the standard Acceptance test?
7/10 capacity and 1/2 capacity
From the Pump Manual:
The DCFD requires the standard ______ hour Acceptance test when writing the specifications for the purchase of pumping apparatus.
Three
From the Pump Manual:
All pumping apparatus in service or reserve shall be tested at least ______ each year and after ______ ______ ______, to determine their condition.
once, any extensive repairs
From the Pump Manual:
Annual service tests shall consist of drafting with a lift of no more than ______ feet.
Ten
From the Pump Manual:
What is the annual service test net pump pressure and duration of the full capacity portion?
150 psi, 20 minutes
From the Pump Manual:
What is the annual service test net pump pressure and duration of the 7/10 capacity portion?
200 psi, 10 minutes
From the Pump Manual:
What is the annual service test net pump pressure and duration for the 1/2 capacity portion?
250 psi, 10 minutes
From the Pump Manual:
Where are annual service tests conducted?
Training Academy
From the Pump Manual:
Annual service tests are conducted under the supervision of members of which two Divisions?
Training Division and Fleet Maintenance Division
From the Pump Manual:
Testing after extensive repairs will be conducted where and by whom?
At Fleet Maintenance by personnel from the Fleet Maintenance Division
From the Pump Manual:
When positioning apparatus for the annual service test, the pump control panel should face ______ from the cistern.
Away
From the Pump Manual:
When the blind caps are removed from the apparatus, they should be examined to ensure that ______ and ______.
The gasket is in place, they are free of foreign matter
From the Pump Manual:
What measure is taken to ensure the hard suction sleeves are tight enough together and tight enough to the apparatus?
Hammering the couplings with a rubber mallet
From the Pump Manual:
Automatic relief valves and pressure regulators fhould be ______ during the test.
Disengaged
From the Pump Manual:
The priming device on your apparatus should be able to prime the pump within ______.
45 seconds
From the Pump Manual:
What instrument is used to determine if the required amount of water is being discharged for the test?
Pitot gauge
From the Pump Manual:
For the full capacity service test, all munipulations to the flow of water must be accomplished without exceeding ______% of the peak engine speed.
80
From the Pump Manual:
On two stage pumps, the ______ ______ must be placed in the ______ position for the 200 psi test.
Transfer valve, pressure
From the Pump Manual:
All of the department’s fire hose shall be tested under the guidelines of NFPA ______.
1962
From the Pump Manual:
Fire hose manufactured after ____, ____ will have the service test pressure stenciled on the hose.
July, 1987
From the Pump Manual:
Any hose that has been repaired shall be tested by ______ ______.
Fleet Maintenance
From the Pump Manual:
The total length of any hose line to be tested shall not exceed ______ feet and be secured at the end with a hose rope ______-______ inches behind the end coupling.
300 feet, 10-15 inches
From the Pump Manual:
To begin the hose test, fill hose to ______ psi and check for leakage.
45 psi
From the Pump Manual:
After ______ minutes at the service test pressure, the pump shall be shut down.
Five
