[Pumptesting] 10/25 pump test Completed, Mike will do next one (with Tara); battery issue found and resolved

[Mike Gaisford]

I'm not available on Monday. I'll plan to do it Sunday.

Thanks
Mike

On Mon, Oct 27, 2025 at 1:45 PM Tara Halwes <tarahalwes at gmail.com> wrote:

> Yeah, I deleted our calendar entry for Wednesday. If you want to test
> Saturday 11/1 or Sunday 11/2, go for it!
>
> If you want me to join you I can do Monday 11/3.
>
> ~Tara
>
> On Sat, Oct 25, 2025 at 20:24 Mike Gaisford <mgaisford at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Tara,
>>
>> As you just completed I asume there's no benefit to my testing before
>> next weekend. I'll plan to test on Saturday/Sunday, if so.
>>
>> Mike
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Oct 25, 2025 at 7:49 PM Tara Halwes <tarahalwes at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> System on TEST until 8pm; Daver is back up alarm watch until 8 so Tara
>>> can go offsite.
>>>
>>> Ongoing: Generator for fire pump side still awaiting repair.
>>>
>>> On arrival at 90, Cistern level display was off; turned out wall power
>>> through transformer never reconnected to box after sensor swap.
>>>
>>> Put system on test, then plugged back in to charge. No change. After
>>> ~5-10 minutes, swapped for different battery.
>>>
>>> Panel worked, level reported 6.6, threshold for “FILL” correctly
>>> triggered, solenoid valve opened and audibly filling. Level at 6.9 by the
>>> time we left, fresh water unphased at 5.0’. Booster 2 was running as Lead.
>>> FW steady at 50psi while cistern filling.
>>>
>>> No transfer switch tests performed.
>>>
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