Oh yeah, you need dope from the people who install fueling stations. Gasoline,
but I’ve been to the fire at owner-operator gas station. Saved himself a few
dollars fixing a leak in a dispenser. Dope like you’d buy from Home Depot. When
fire happened others safety systems worked and original fire
Make sure there are no electrical conduits or similar leading down through the
floor to another space that is at a lower elevation. Stuff happens despite what
others may claim. It is not unlike, "there is nothing to burn”. I’ve seen an
installation, not a diesel fire pump but an emergency power
I'm in the Bruce V. camp on this one. If your customer is worried about
spillage at any point in the system then why not curb the entire pump room
and raise the batteries, the pump, and all the ancillary stiff that might
be on the floor above the level of a full spill as you'd do with the
threshold
steel fuel lines are good. Use super dope, no tape. NFPA used to require a
check valve in the fuel return, I still put it in the line. Old habits.
On Fri, Nov 20, 2020 at 5:07 PM BRUCE VERHEI via Sprinklerforum <
sprinklerforum@lists.firesprinkler.org> wrote:
> I’m mostly impressed you have an ow
I’m mostly impressed you have an owner who cares.
Best.
Bruce Verhei
> On 11/20/2020 4:19 PM Kyle.Montgomery via Sprinklerforum
> wrote:
>
>
> Our standard for diesel fire pumps is to provide a double-wall fuel tank with
> leak detection, steel supply and return fuel lines, and of course
Our standard for diesel fire pumps is to provide a double-wall fuel tank with
leak detection, steel supply and return fuel lines, and of course the
connection at the diesel engine is generally a flexible connection provided
with the diesel engine from the manufacturer.
Anybody doing anything d
