[Pumptesting] Update

[Mike Gaisford]

I'm happy to retire.

On Mon, Jul 27, 2026 at 12:20 PM Courtney Lewis <courtney.d.lewis at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Fingers crossed. Thank you for dealing with the frustration of dealing
> with vendors
>
> Sent from my phone with the “help” of my two young ones
>
>
> On Jul 27, 2026, at 9:54 AM, Phéna Proxima <adam at phenaproxima.net> wrote:
>
> 
> Hey pump testers,
>
> tl;dr: *We probably won't need you to do this job anymore. :)*
>
> *Background*: The fire department has wanted us to make our pump testing
> automatic. They are uncomfortable with us relying on a manual process
> performed by residents who aren't certified for this kind of work. Since we
> no longer have the ability to easily put the system on test, they asked me
> to prioritize changing our pump testing to automatic, "same as any other
> system" (their words).
>
> *Status: *After months of them not returning my calls, Encore has finally
> quoted us $3400 for a full day's work from two technicians (one alarm, one
> sprinkler - 2 guys x 8 hours x $208/hour) to come here and reprogram the
> alarm, and the fire pump, to run an automatic "churn" (i.e., running the
> pump without actually flowing any water through the system) every 10 days.
> This would make the pump testing automatic, replace any need for manual
> pump testing, and make the fire department smile upon us.
>
> I've informed the fire chief of the current status, and asked if there's
> anything else to be clarified or nailed down. There is an SH trustee
> meeting tonight, and I will ask them to approve this work.
>
> In the meantime, continue to NOT test the pump. :)
>
> Adam
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