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Article 695 covers the electric power sources and interconnecting circuits for electric motor-driven fire pumps. It also covers switching and control equipment dedicated to fire pump drivers. Article ...
You can’t use phase converters for fire pump service [695.3(F)]. Circuits that supply electric motor-driven fire pumps must be supervised from inadvertent disconnection as follows [695.4(A) or (B)].
Horse Sense:In the past, running an electric water pump meant either rigging an electric motor to turn your stock belt-driven pump or using a race-oriented electric pump-either way you lose your ...
"The electric is just the drive-train. The fire pump is operated by the diesel motor," Fields said. "We can run the pumping apparatus for days on end without worrying about refueling, it's the ...
In addition, being EV, there would be no need for earplugs because the vehicle is quiet, and an electric motor runs the pump.” As a retired fire chief, Benson realized if you were going to have ...