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  Are fire pump tests bogging you down? Contact the APEX Service Team at (866) JOE-APEX (563-2739), extension 103 for your contractor pricing.  

 

Before

Before

 

After

After

  Fire pump flow characteristics not meeting NFPA standards? Your fire pump can go from before to after with APEX's developed practices and procedures of refurbishment.  

 

 
Testing and Service


   
APEX testing experts have analyzed and tested thousands of fire pump systems and takes pride in resolving difficult situations.  Helping owners or their representatives identify, understand, and correct their fire pump system shortfalls is our forte’.  Forty one years of testing knowledge is significantly helpful when troubleshooting something as small as a improperly adjusted pressure switch, to understanding and explaining why a fire pumps cannot make its rated flow and pressure. Our equipment utilizes the latest technology, from digital tachometer to the Monster Tester, to help detail a report for your local fire department or insurance carrier.

APEX's professional service team can help with a wide range of solutions, including:

  • Fire pump acceptance tests after the purchase of a fire pump and controller
  • Annual fire pump testing which includes a thorough inspection of your fire pump system
  • Fire pump repairs on all makes / types
    • ITT A-C, Peerless, Patterson, Fair Banks Morse, Armstrong, Reddy Buffalo, Aurora, Chicago, etc.
    • Horizontal Split-Case, Vertical In-Line, Vertical Turbine, End Suction, etc.

 

Fire Pump Drivers:

  • Electric motor repairs
    • Rewinds and bearing replacements
  • Diesel engine maintenance and repairs
    • Replacement of oil, air, fuel, and coolant filters
    • Replacement of oil and coolant
    • RPM adjustment
    • Block heater installation and repair
    • Raw water solenoid installation and repair
    • 12 and 24 volt installation and repair
    • Installation of diesel fuel tanks
  • We service both new and vintage fire pumps and drivers

Pump Repairs:

  • Replacement of bearings, packing, sleeves, impellers, shafts, circulation relief valves, swing bolts, packing glands, and air release valves
  • Fire pump top-off inspections
  • Adjustment of alignment
  • Rotation changes
  • PVC Drain line installation
  • Coupling guard installation
  • Circulating pumps
  • Irrigation pumps

Controllers:

  • Eaton Cutler Hammer, Firetrol, Metron, Joslyn Clark, Sylvania A.O.Smith, Sundh, Hubble, Master, and Lexington
  • Annual fire pump controller pre-maintenance inspections of diesel and electric
  • Fire pump controller trouble-shooting
    • Relays
    • Contactors
    • Coils
    • Circuit Breakers
  • Controller conversions from across the line to wye-delta open or closed transition
  • We service both new and vintage fire pump and jockey pump controllers
  • VFS's

Accessories:

  • Sales and service of accessories such as gauges, circulation relief valves, air release valves, coupling guards, graphite packing, swingbolts, packing glands, etc.
  • Installation of diesel tanks
  • Erection of water storage tanks

 


 
         


720 Heartland Drive, Suite P, Sugar Grove, IL 60554
Phone - (866) JOE-APEX (563-2739)
Fax - (866) 950-2739 - email sales@262apex.com

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