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What is the purpose of sounding?
Find out how much liquid is in a space or void
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What does air rushing in a sounding tube indicate?
- Fire
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What does air rushing out a sounding tube indicate?
Flood
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What must be used when sounding a jp5 tank?
- Grounding strap
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What can be use to make readings easyer?
Sounding paste or chalk
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What is a AEL?
- ( ALLOWANCE EQUIPMENT LIST ) List every iteam that is suppose to be in the kit
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What are plugs made of ?
- Soft Wood ( Douglas fir or Yellow pine )
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What may be used in emergency to fill holes?
- Pillows and Mattreses
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What is the size of a metal box patch?
- 18" Square 6" deep
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How many types of different patches do we have?
Soft patch, Band-it patch, Ewarp patch, Jubilee patch
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What does PSI stand for?
Pounds Per Square Inch
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How many PSI can the soft patch witstand?
150 PSI or less
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What is a soft patch used for?
Small holes/crack piping
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How manu PSI can the Band-it patch witstand?
150 PSI or less
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What is the Band-it patch used for?
Small holes/crack piping
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How many PSI can the Ewarp witstand?
150 PSI or less
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What temperature can the ewarp witstand?
MAX 300 Fehrenheit
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How long does it take ewarp to cure?
30 min
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How many PSI can the jubilee patch witstand?
Upward 100 PSI
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On what can you not use the jubilee patch?
Fuel lines
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Material wise how many types of shoring are their?
Two, Steal and Wood
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What type of wood is wood shoring made of?
Two types of soft wood ( DOUGLAS FIR and YELLOW PINE )
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How many types of setups do we have for shoring?
3 Setups. I type ( Direct pressure), H type ( Indirect pressure ), K type ( Triangulation pressure )
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How many diffent sizes of steel shoring are there?
Two sizes( 3' to 5' and 6' to 11' )
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What is the max load for 3'-5' shoring?
20,000 pounds Closed and 12,000 pounds Fully Open
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What is the max load for 6'-11' shoring?
20,000 pounds Closed and 6,000 pound fully open
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What are the lenghts of wedges?
6 times the min but thickness
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What are srtongbacks used for?
To distribute pressure
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What types of hand and power tools are avalible for use?
Tape measure and Folding ruler, Carpenters square, Measuring batten, Saw ( elecrtic/hand ), Mauls ( hammer/sledges ), Welding leathers and Welding machine
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What are the 3 parts of the carpenters square?
- The HEEL, BODY and TONGUE.
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What is the downside to the measuring batten?
May lose accuracy
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What is a ESP?
- Electrical submersible pump
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How many phases and volts power the ESP?
3 Phases 440 volts AC
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What is the ESP designed to pump?
- Coll fresh or salt water
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What is the ESP not designed to pump?
- Gasoline, heavy oils or hot water
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Whos permission do you need to pump DFM, JP-5 and Navy Distillate using the ESP?
Chief Engineer ( Emergeny only )
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What are the parts of the ESP?
- Basket strainer, 2 1/2" discharge, Control box and Handling line
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What does the words static head refer to?
THe distance vertically which the ESP will have to pump water.
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With a satic head of 50' what is the gpm discharged using a ESP?
200 GPM
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With a static head of 70' what is the discharge of a ESP?
140 GPM
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After how many feet static head do we need another ESP ( IN TANDEM )?
70' static head
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When using 2 ESP's in tandem which ESP do we turn on first?
BOTTOM ONE FIRST
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What is used to lower a ESP?
Handling Line
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What is the max suction lift in which the ESP can lift water?
20' ( Using a hard rubber suction hose )
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What is a PORTABLE EDUCTOR?
- A dewatering tool which uses water pressure to to remove any type of liquid
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How many PORTABLE EDUCTORS do we have?
Two. The S -TYPE and PERI-JET
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What is inlet size of the S-TYPE EDUCTOR?
- 1 1/2" from y-gate
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What is the discharge size of the S-TYPE EDUCTOR?
- 2 1/2"
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What size objects can a S-TYPE EDUCTOR suck in?
- Anything less in size than a quarter ( Has a built in strainer ).
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What size inlet does a PERI-JET EDUCTOR have?
- 2 1/2" Inlet straight to fire plug
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What is the discharge size of a PERI-JET?
- 4"
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What is the max discharge of a PERI-JET?
530 GPM
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What causes the PERI-JET to work?
- 6 Jets that creat a VENTURI effect which sucks the water out
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What is the upside/downside to the PERI-JET?
VENTURI effect may be lost causing the space to flood and it has not strianer so it can pass big object but downside no strainer also means it can clog up.
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What is more effective the S-TYPE or the PERI-JET?
PERI- JET
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What is a P-100?
- A potable pump
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What is the P-100 used for?
PRIMARILY fire fighting SECOUNDARLY dewatering
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What can be used in conjuction with the P-100?
- S-TYPE EDUCTOR
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How much does a P-100 weight?
164 LBS
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What does a P-100 run off of?
JP-5
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How much is a full tank on the P-100 and how long can a full tank last?
A full tank is 1.75 GAL lasting 2.75 hours
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With a 20' suction lift how many GPM at what PSI is discharged using the P-100?
100 GPM at 83 PSI
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With a 44' suction lift how many GPM at what PSI is discharged using the P-100?
71 GPM
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How can we increase the suction power to 44' on the P-100?
Add S-TYPE EDUCTOR
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What is the discharge size and suction size of the P-100?
2 1/2" discharge with a 3" suction
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What three throttle positions is the P -100 able yo be placed in?
START, IDLE AND STOP
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What position must the red lever be in before pulling starter rope?
Down
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