[Pumptesting] Update

[Mike Gaisford]

Patches?!? No, tattoos!

On Tue, Jul 28, 2026 at 3:44 PM Tara Halwes <tarahalwes at gmail.com> wrote:

> (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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