[Pumptesting] [Shtrustees] ATTN: Adam and SH Trustees, from Fire Pump Testers

[Tara Halwes]

Why did you need to call the alarm company / why did FD show up? Did you do
a pump test? Or did reconnecting the battery trigger it? Something else?

On Sat, Aug 9, 2025 at 13:48 David Ritchie <daver at theworld.com> wrote:

> I just put the battery back in and everything looks to be working fine.
> The cistern is currently at 6.4 feet and filling.
>
> Despite calling the alarm company first, the fire department still showed
> up.  I talked to them and we're all good.
>
> Dave
>
>
>
> On Fri, Aug 8, 2025, 23:17 Phéna Proxima via Shtrustees <
> shtrustees at lists.sawyerhill.org> wrote:
>
>> That sensor has been giving us grief for a while now. Time to replace it?
>>
>> A
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>> On Fri, Aug 8, 2025 at 10:01 PM, Tara Halwes <tarahalwes at gmail.com
>> <On+Fri,+Aug+8,+2025+at+10:01+PM,+Tara+Halwes+%3C%3Ca+href=>> wrote:
>>
>> Current state of fire pump reservoir tank:
>> NOT auto-filling.
>>
>> There should still be approximately 6 feet of water in the tank.
>>
>>  If any sprinklers go off we need to remember to send someone to plug in
>> the power to the side of the sensor control box to trigger the solenoid to
>> continue filling the reservoir. However, it does not currently work right
>> so we’re leaving it unplugged while the tank level is close to the cut off
>> trigger values for fill/stop.
>>
>> We (Tara + Ryan + DaveR + Helene) have removed the battery and connected
>> it to a separate trickle charger (plugged in by the door). In the meantime,
>> the power from the outlet to the side of the Levcon box is disconnected,
>> because we weren’t sure that the solenoid could handle the fluctuation
>> between on and off given how fast the sensor reading is changing. It's much
>> faster (and wider range) then it should be. Something is wrong with the
>> battery monitor/charger component on the inside of the box which is getting
>> 11.8 V from the wall outlet but only outputting 10.2 V to the controller
>> panel. well, see how it all behaves again after the battery is charged all
>> the way.
>>
>> I hope that made sense voice to text everything bad apologies.
>>
>> Tara
>> 508-361-9605
>>
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