©Copyright Task Force Tips, LLC 2002 - 2018
LIA-200 March 20, 2018 Rev19
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DANGER
PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY CODE
The member companies of FEMSA that provide emergency response
equipment and services want responders to know and understand the
following:
1.
Firefighting and Emergency Response are inherently dangerous activities
requiring proper training in their hazards and the use of extreme caution
at all times.
2. It is your responsibility to read and understand any user’s instructions,
including purpose and limitations, provided with any piece of equipment
you may be called upon to use.
3. It is your responsibility to know that you have been properly trained in
Firefighting and /or Emergency Response and in the use, precautions, and
care of any equipment you may be called upon to use.
4. It is your responsibility to be in proper physical condition and to maintain
the personal skill level required to operate any equipment you may be
called upon to use.
5. It is your responsibility to know that your equipment is in operable
condition and has been maintained in accordance with the manufacturer’s
instructions.
6. Failure to follow these guidelines may result in death, burns or other
severe injury.
FEMSA
Fire and Emergency Manufacturers and Service Association
P.O. Box 147, Lynnfield, MA 01940 • www.FEMSA.org
Table Of Contents
1.0 MEANING OF SIGNAL WORDS
2.0 SAFETY
3.0 GENERAL INFORMATION
3.1 SPECIFICATIONS
3.2 CORROSION
3.3 USE WITH SALT WATER
4.0 INSTALLATION
4.1 MOUNTING ON TRUCK
4.2 ENCLOSURE MOUNTING
4.3 ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION AND WIRING
4.4 ELECTRICAL TESTING
4.5 CHANGING HANDWHEEL TO LEFT SIDE
(NON RC MODELS)
4.6 CHANGING HANDWHEEL TO LEFT SIDE
(RC MODELS)
4.7 BALL INTAKE VALVE RC MANUAL OVERRIDE
4.8 CHANGING OFFSET OF CRANK HANDLE
4.9 CHANGING COUPLING LOCKOUT
4.10 STORZ ‘SUCTION GASKET’ REQUEST
5.0 USE
5.1 INTAKE ELBOW
5.2 VALVE OPERATION
5.3 RC VALVE OPERATION
5.4 AIR VENT AND WATER DRAIN
5.5 PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE
5.5.1 RELIEF VALVE SETTING PRESSURE
5.6 SUCTION SCREEN
5.7 PRESSURE LOSS
6.0 EXPLODED VIEWS AND PARTS LISTS
6.1 BALL INTAKE VALVE AB & AC SERIES EXPLODED
VIEW AND PARTS LIST
6.2 JUMBO BALL INTAKE AP, AQ, AX & AZ SERIES
EXPLODED VIEW AND PARTS LIST
6.3 MOTOR ASSEMBLY BIV RC & JUMBO BIV RC
EXPLODED VIEW AND PARTS LIST
6.4 SIDE B OUTLET OPTIONS EXPLODED VIEWS
AND PARTS LISTS
6.5 PARALLEL DRIVE GEARBOX [A] EXPLODED VIEW
AND PARTS LIST
6.6 WORM DRIVE GEARBOX [B] EXPLODED VIEW AND
PARTS LIST
6.7 AIR VENT/DRAIN [C] EXPLODED VIEW AND PARTS
LIST
7.0 TROUBLE SHOOTING
8.0 WARRANTY
9.0 MAINTENANCE
9.1 SERVICE TESTING
9.1.1 HYDRAULIC TEST
9.1.2 RELIEF VALVE TEST
9.1.3 SHUTOFF VALVE TEST
9.1.4 RECORDS
9.2 CRANKSHAFT OVERRIDE AND REPLACEMENT
9.2.1 CRANKSHAFT OVERRIDE
9.2.2 DIAGNOSIS
9.2.3 CRANKSHAFT REPLACEMENT
10.0 REPAIR
11.0 ANSWERS TO YOUR QUESTIONS
12.0 TEMPLATES
13.0 INSPECTION CHECKLIST
OPERATING RANGE:
For Ball Intake Valves
Pressure Max 300 PSI (20 bar)
For Jumbo Ball Intake Valves
Pressure Max 250 PSI (17 bar)
Pressure Min Full Vac.
Hydrostatic Proof Test:
900 PSI (62 bar)
per NFPA 1965
Six seconds from open to close
meets NFPA 1901
slow close requirement.
