[Pumptesting] Update

[Tara Halwes]

Dalek tattoos!

On Tue, Jul 28, 2026 at 16:57 Mike Gaisford <mgaisford at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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