Introduction

A jockey pump is a small pump which is connected to a fire sprinkler system so that a certain pressure in the sprinkler system, and sized to ensure that if a fire-sprinkler is activated, there will be a system pressure drop.

A jockey pump is a small pump connected to a fire sprinkler system to maintain pressure in the sprinkler pipes. This is to ensure that if a fire-sprinkler is activated, there will be a pressure drop, which will be sensed by the fire pumps automatic controller, which will cause the fire pump to start.

Jockey Pump Controller Details

The jockey pump shall be controlled by an automatic jockey pump controller.

  • NEMA type 2 (IP31) drip proof metal freestanding / wall mounting enclosure
  • The controller shall have a fused horse power rated door interlocked rotary switch.
  • The controller shall be of combined manual and automatic type designed for one of the following starting methods
  • (a) DOL (b) Star/Delta (c) Soft starter
  • The controller shall provide protection against overload and single phasing viagra prix en ligne
  • The controller shall be supplied with a solid state pressure transducer with a range of———- psi for monitoring system pressure and providing the feedback to the controller
  • Touch screen colour Human Interface Device (HMI) display shall be provided of minimum 3 inch size capable of being read in both direct sunlight or dark lighting conditions
  • Touch screen pushbuttons shall be provided on HMI for easy screen navigation, alarm reset, and alarm silencing
  • Controller setting shall be programmable through the HMI and shall be protected by passwords
  • All features shall be enabled or disable through the HMI, no jumpers or external wires shall be needed or allowed to active or deactivate a feature.
  • The system statues data shall be displayed on the HMI
  • Audible alarm shall be provided with alarm silence feature for silenceable alarms
  • Data logging shall be possible with real time/date clock to store the continuous pressure log, event log, alarm log and all user changeable set points and system data. Battery backup of any kind shall not allowed
  • The controller shall be provided with a USB port capable of accepting USB flash memory disk to download historical data of events, alarms and pressure logs.