Specifications include, but are not limited to: Provide all equipment and personnel to perform testing according to the current edition of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1962 standards, including but not limited to: Hose Test Machine, Appropriate Adapters, Spanner Wrenches, Hydrant Wrenches, Stenciling Equipment, etc. • Electronic and computerized pressure transducers are used to monitor and regulate pressures. • Air actuated and computerized valves are used to eliminate manual control of all valves at high pressure and provide emergency automated shut-off/shut-down capability. The use of manual valves that are less than 100% repeatable and that may expose personnel to unnecessary risk will not be permitted. • Pressure release at the end of each test will be accomplished through air actuated and computer-controlled valves operated remotely. This will eliminate the need to release pressure at the end of each hose and eliminate the risk associated with exposing personnel to potential catastrophic failure while any hose is fully pressurized. • Hydrant pressure will be monitored using electronic and computerized pressure transducers. Hydrant pressure will be regulated to meet the NFPA requirement of 45 PSI at the beginning of the test. • An amber warning beacon will be illuminated always when a hose is pressurizing or at high pressure. • Ten manifolds will be used, each with its own computerized pressure transducer and valve so that ten separate pressures can be tested simultaneously. • Air relief valves will be used at the end of each hose lay per manifold, and at the elbow at mobile test lab. • Computerized digital pressure readouts will be used to eliminate subjective “needle bounce” of analog gauges. • Heavy Duty Bar Code labels will be used on each hose for ease of Identification and Inventory Control.
