[Pumptesting] TO DO @next test - adjust gland nuts - from Fire pump testing 11/2 and 11/11

[Tara Halwes]

Hey Dave -

Following up from last week’s discussion. When is a good time/day for you
for fire pump maintenance? I’m hoping you can show me or Courtney or Mike
how to adjust the gland nuts while we’ve got the system on TEST for this
week’s test, ideally Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday.

I don’t know others’ availability but I could do
* Tuesday — any time
* Wednesday — before 12:30pm (note, generator work will also be happening
that morning but that’s fine)
* Thursday — after 12:30pm

Tara
508-361-9605

On Tue, Nov 11, 2025 at 10:59 Tara Halwes <tarahalwes at gmail.com> wrote:

> A change in drip rate was observed 2 tests in a row. TL;Dr we should let
> DaveR know when we do the next test and he’ll adjust the gland nuts at that
> time.
>
>
> *Nov 2 test (Mike)*
> Testing SMS thread:
> Mike: (the pressure) “took a drop all the way to 77 shown on the display
> before it kicked on this time.”
> “Also, the one drop leak per second is less than it usually appears
> visually. In case that matters. There’s a very small pool of water inside
> the chamber underneath the dalek”
>
> Tara: “Whichever of us does next test (preferably 2ppl) should check those
> things specifically. I don’t think either indicates a behavior outside
> “ok”/“pass” range but it’s still worth sharing our observations about the
> bounds of “normal””
>
> *Nov 11 test (Tara/Courtney)*
> Still slow, took video. Courtney looked up guidance online and was able to
> ask Daver how it should behave, what it means, and what to do about it.
>
>
> ~Tara
>
>
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