Yes, we have pottable water being taken from the same tanks. This is a rural high school and this is their own water system that feeds the school. So I need the backflow for that reason.
Best regards, *Joe Burtell, SET, CFPS* [image: Burtell Fire_Small] Phone | Fax | Mobile| Text *406-204-4653 <++1-406-204-4653>* 116 N. 11th Street | Billings, MT 59101 Email: j...@burtellfire.com Web Site: http://www.burtellfire.com *“**The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten.**”* *NOTICE:* The information contained in this e-mail transmission is intended only for use of the individual or entity named above. This e-mail transmission, and any documents, files, previous e-mail transmissions or other information attached to it, may contain confidential information that is legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail transmission, or the employee or agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, dissemination, distribution, copying or other use of this transmission or any of the information contained in or attached to this e-mail is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail transmission in error, please immediately notify us by return e-mail transmission and destroy the original e-mail transmission as well as its attachments without reading or saving it in any manner. Thank you. On Wed, Aug 25, 2021 at 1:40 PM cliff--- via Sprinklerforum < sprinklerforum@lists.firesprinkler.org> wrote: > Hi Joe, > > Why would you need the BFP if you have storage tanks? Are there other > systems being fed from the same tanks that would necessitate the BFP? > > Cliff Whitfield, SET > President > > Fire Design, Inc. > 940 Summerbrooke Drive > Tallahassee, FL 32312 > Ph: 828-284-4772 > > > > cl...@fire-design.com > www.fire-design.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sprinklerforum <sprinklerforum-boun...@lists.firesprinkler.org> On > Behalf Of Joe Burtell via Sprinklerforum > Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2021 3:33 PM > To: sprinklerforum@lists.firesprinkler.org > Cc: Joe Burtell <j...@burtellfire.com> > Subject: Fire Pump Backflow > > I have a situation with a verticle in-line fire pump fed from water > storage tanks. We have a double check backflow installed between the tanks > and the fire pump but we don't have enough pressure to open the backflow on > the upstream side between the tank and backflow. I talked with Watts about > it. They stated there are no backflows with weaker springs. I only have > about 7 PSI out of the tanks. Has anyone ran into this situation before and > have any suggestions to resolve the issue? The engineer suggested piping > the jockey pump before the backflow. Not sure how that would work in theory. > > Best regards, > > *Joe Burtell, SET, CFPS* > > [image: Burtell Fire_Small] > > Phone | Fax | Mobile| Text *406-204-4653 <++1-406-204-4653>* > > 116 N. 11th Street | Billings, MT 59101 > > Email: j...@burtellfire.com > > Web Site: http://www.burtellfire.com > > *“**The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low > price is forgotten.**”* > > *NOTICE:* The information contained in this e-mail transmission is > intended only for use of the individual or entity named above. This e-mail > transmission, and any documents, files, previous e-mail transmissions or > other information attached to it, may contain confidential information that > is legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient of this > e-mail transmission, or the employee or agent responsible for delivering it > to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, > dissemination, distribution, copying or other use of this transmission or > any of the information contained in or attached to this e-mail is strictly > prohibited. If you have received this e-mail transmission in error, please > immediately notify us by return e-mail transmission and destroy the > original e-mail transmission as well as its attachments without reading or > saving it in any manner. Thank you. > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > Sprinklerforum@lists.firesprinkler.org > > http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org > > > -- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > Sprinklerforum@lists.firesprinkler.org > > http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org > _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list Sprinklerforum@lists.firesprinkler.org http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org
