[Pumptesting] Update

[Mike Gaisford]

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On Tue, Jul 28, 2026 at 6:11 PM Tara Halwes <tarahalwes at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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