[Pumptesting] New level sensor installed in fire cistern Re: Test done today

[Mike Gaisford]

Tara

I can do pretty much any time after 10am.

Let me know what works for you.

Mike


On Sat, Oct 18, 2025 at 8:42 PM Tara Halwes <tarahalwes at gmail.com> wrote:

> I sent it to Jen as soon as I’d placed the order ☺️
>
> On Sat, Oct 18, 2025 at 18:39 Phéna Proxima <adam at phenaproxima.net> wrote:
>
>> Tara, you are the best deputy a fella could ask for. And thank you Daver
>> et. al. for fixing this. SH Trustees will reimburse the cost of the part if
>> you send us a receipt (assuming you haven't already).
>>
>> Greets from 34K feet over the North Atlantic!
>>
>> A
>> On Saturday, October 18th, 2025 at 11:36 PM, Tara Halwes <
>> tarahalwes at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Awesome Mike! Aim for Wednesday unless you hear otherwise from Courtney.
>> What time of day you’re available will determine if you get Courtney vs me
>> to walk you through it, but it’s now substantially less weird than it would
>> have been 24 hours ago because …
>>
>> We successfully installed and programmed the new level sensor today!
>> Mostly Daver, but also Tara and Helené!
>>
>> We added a new “call us” warning at 5’ before the “call fire dept”
>> warning at 4’.
>>
>> We confirmed these worked (signaled the FACP correctly) and that the new
>> sensor correctly reported its depth as a function of pressure.
>>
>> The new alarm level shouldn’t affect your testing as we’re not regularly
>> going to fake out the tank level dropping to test alarm comms, but it is
>> part of the set of cistern level thresholds you’re logging data in context
>> of when you check the gray box readout and write it down on paper (aka
>> “suction reservoir”).
>>
>> *Fire cistern level thresholds*
>> As programmed by Dave Ritchie for new level sensor installed Oct 18,
>> 2025:
>> - *4ft - VERY LOW ALARM *- summons FD
>> - *5ft - LOW WARNING *- calls us (Adam/Tara/Ross/DaveS) so we can start
>> investigating why it’s this low and also warn the Water team something
>> weird is happening
>> - *6.8ft - START FILLLING *- this level or lower signals the solenoid to
>> refill the cistern until it hits 7ft - you should be able to hear it
>> running if the level is 6.8ft or lower
>> - *7ft - STOP FILLING* - if filling, tells solenoid to stop filling. You
>> should not hear it filling above 7ft.
>> - *8ft - HIGH WARNING *- calls us. Presumably sensor error or very heavy
>> rain.
>>
>> ~Tara
>> 508-361-9605
>>
>> On Sat, Oct 18, 2025 at 14:18 Mike Gaisford <mgaisford at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I'd be happy to do the tests on the next scheduled date. Is there
>>> training needed to work the modified checklist? Im in AZ now but will be
>>> available on Wednesday onward to meet to review if needed.
>>>
>>> On Fri, Oct 17, 2025 at 11:07 AM Tara Halwes <tarahalwes at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> FYI the new level sensor has arrived and is in my house, so hopefully I
>>>> can get Daver to install it today or tomorrow and next week we can resume
>>>> including that set of checks in our testing.
>>>>
>>>> Generator repair is still To Be Scheduled, presumably waiting on a part
>>>> ordered by Weld, who is our generator subcontractor through SWSS.
>>>>
>>>> Our control panel display is still stuck on “updating” but we will
>>>> continue to do pump testing regardless, referring to the analog pressure
>>>> gauges for our measurements.
>>>>
>>>> Thank you Courtney for all the work you’ve done to make this easier for
>>>> fellow volunteers to figure out, and consequently making me look smart and
>>>> together in front of the fire chief. 😋
>>>>
>>>> Tara
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Oct 16, 2025 at 08:27 Courtney Lewis <
>>>> courtney.d.lewis at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I skipped the lines with the suction pump reservoir but everything
>>>>> else is done.
>>>>>
>>>>> Sent from my phone with the “help” of my two young ones
>>>>>
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