[Pumptesting] Update

[Tara Halwes]

(We should make commemorative mission patches or something)

On Mon, Jul 27, 2026 at 16:05 Mike Gaisford <mgaisford at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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