Hydrant Shutdown Due To Floating Suction Failure

Hydrant Shutdown Due To Floating Suction Failure
146-2018
  • Contributing Factors: Equipment Design, Equipment Failure, Procedures
  • Categories: Other Incident
  • Tags: Still Live
  • Publication Date: 15th November 2018

Hydrant shut down due to an air lock in the hydrant charge pumps. The air lock was caused by a malfunctionning floating suction.

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floating suction

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hydrant pressure failure