I wouldn't let anyone "fire it up" without having the controller rep go through and check it out. If this is an electric pump with 460v, you don't want to be messing with that stuff (nor 208, for that matter). I'm not sure about NFPA, but OSHA might have something to say.
At 10:50 AM 7/9/2009, you wrote: >Hello sprinklerforum, > > I have a location where the boilers, domestic water pumps, backup > generator and diesel fire pump are located in the same mechanical space. > To make a long story short one of the boilers "blew out" a couple of > bolts, The ensuing hot water spray was focused on the Fire Pump > Controller.... When they got the water shut off and someone opened the > door to the controller I was told the water was about 2 feet deep inside > the controller (only a 6 inch lip at the bottom). Priced them a new > fire pump controller, jockey pump controller, and air compressor. Jockey > pump control 1 foot to the left and air compressor 6 inches to the right of > the fire pump controller. NOW they want to energize the pump controllers > and "see if they work" since they have had 2 days to "dry out". Can > anyone site me the code references in the 2007 NFPA that does not allow > leaving these items in service after this much internal water exposure? I > am digging in the books now but have not found it yet. > > Yes the electronics circuit boards toward the bottom of the FP control > were under water. > >-- >Best regards, > Charles Thurston mailto:[email protected] > Coastal Fire Protection > >_______________________________________________ >Sprinklerforum mailing list >http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum >For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] > >To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] >(Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) Todd G. Williams, PE Fire Protection Design/Consulting Stonington, Connecticut www.fpdc.com 860.535.2080 _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field)
