Fire Pumps and Transmissions Maintenance Suggestions

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Fire Pumps and Transmissions Maintenance Suggestions

Appropriate personnel should read the fire pump owners manual, then establish a written maintenance and training program. After you have established your guidelines, the next step is to follow your program.

Operate your fire pump and accessories weekly/monthly to confirm all components are functioning properly. If you encounter problems, document each situation and schedule needed repair(s). Remember, the best preventive maintenance is to regularly exercise and operate your pumping system(s).

Weekly

Relief Valves/Discharge and Intake — Check operation and clean strainer in pilot valve controls.
Priming Pump — Operate to exercise (also cycles fresh lubricant in lubricated systems)
Butterfly Valve — Operate through open-close cycle
CAFSystems — Check and clean water strainer

Monthly

Pump Transmission — Check lubricant level. Add if required.
Transfer Valve — Shift back and forth between positions. Add grease if so equipped.
Priming Pump — Perform vacuum test.
Pilot Valves — Exercise and clean strainer.
Packing — Check packing leakage.
Intake Screens — Check condition and replace if necessary.
Manual Override(s) — Operate and check.
Drain Valve — Operate and check.
Running Tests — Consult operator manual.
CAFSystems — Check air intake filter.

6 Months or 100 Hours (Total Running Time)

Anodes — Check condition and replace if necessary. NOTE: Waterous has available zinc anodes to fit in any unused 2.5″ or 3″ pipe tap or on any unused four-bolt flange on the intake fittings.
Pump Transmission — Change lubricant. Remove and clean lubricant pump (sump) strainer and reinstall. Clean drain plug and breather.
Impeller Shaft Bearing(s) — Add grease.
Mechanical Seal — Flush seal chamber and cooling lines if so equipped.
CH-4 Mechanical Seal — Flush seal chamber.
KC Hydraulic Shift Accumulator — Check air pressure.
CAFSystems — Check PolyChain and clutch.

Annual Maintenance

CAFSystems – Change compressor oil and filter.

24 Month Maintenance

CAFSystems – Change air/oil separator cartridge

Annual Tests

At least once a year, test the pump to determine if it is capable of meeting the requirements outlined in NFPA1911 Standard for the Inspection, Maintenance, Testing and Retirement of In-Service Automotive Fire Apparatus (See NFPA 1911-18.2). Compare the pump and engine speeds observed in these tests with those in the acceptance test and other previous tests. If the speeds observed in the latest tests are much higher, the pump may require some attention.

Recommended Lubricants

The types of recommended lubricants for Waterous equipment are listed below:

Lubrication Requirements

MODEL SERIES	LUBRICANT	CAPACITY (Qts)*
Y, TY, C10, TC20	ATF	12
W	ATF	6
KC	ATF	.5 (Hydraulic reservoir) 2.25 (Transmission)
K	SAE No. 90 Gear	1
T	SAE No. 90 Gear	1
CR, CZ, CZU Bearing Housings	ATF	.25
TML	SAE No. 90 Gear	4
TMR	ATF	5
TMS	SAE No. 90 Gear	6
TG100	SAE No. 90 Gear	3
PA, TPA	ATF	3
S100D Bearing Housing	ATF or SAE No. 30 Oil	.5
Air Compressor	SAE 80W-90 Gear Oil	10
HL200, HL300 Pedestal	SAE No. 30 Oil	1
QA	ATF	1.5

* Always fill to the bottom of the “Oil Level” plug.
Capacities shown are approximate and will vary based on ratio and mounting.

Impeller Shaft Bearings — Use ball bearing grease.
Priming Tank — Use “Prime-Safe” Lubricant (Part No. 72800).
CP-3 Transfer Valve — Use No. 4 calcium base water pump grease.

NOTE: Ball-type transfer valve was introduced in 1977 in the CM series pumps and does not require grease.

When contacting the Waterous Company, please furnish the serial number(s) for the fire pump equipment you are calling about.

If you are inquiring about a warranty matter, please contact the fire truck sales organization and/or the original fire truck manufacturer for guidance.

If you have any questions regarding this information or need any assistance, please contact us at:
Telephone: 651-450-5200
Fax: 800-488-1228
service@waterousco.com