Patent ID: 9709465
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: A62C,F04D,F05D,G01M

Claim:
1. A Pump Testing System, comprising: a. a first two-port valve, capable of incremental movement and positioning between its fully open and fully closed positions, sized for attachment to a fire fighting apparatus pump's suction hose on a first port, capable of attachment to a tube on the second port, and opened to a position which simulates the intake work load to the apparatus pump under industry standard draft test condition b. the tube capable of connection to the two-port valve on one end of the tube, and the other end attached to a source of water, the tube also capable of carrying sufficient water flow to test the fire fighting apparatus pump; c. a water storage tank with a portal that is constructed to serve as the source of water; d. a second port in the water storage tank that can connect to the discharge of a fire hose such that the pump discharges into the tank below the surface of the water in the tank; e. a flow meter which measures water flow through the tube before the water leaves the tube.