In our other blog post, Air Compressors in Pre-Action Systems, we talked about the importance of selecting an air compressor built specifically for reliability in specialized applications. Today, we’d like to introduce our new Q Series as a perfect quiet air compressor for pre-action systems that are used in or near occupied spaces.
Your cell phone camera can be as valuable of a tool as anything else in your truck! Recently we were contacted by a customer on the phone with a technical support issue on one of our oil less fire protection air compressors where, collectively, we were having trouble identifying the source of the problem. What… Read more …
On June 15, 2011 we received an email from Michael Perrin a representative for a condominium in Surrey, B.C. Canada regarding the mounting of an air compressor to the fire protection systems’ riser. Michael asks: “We had an air compressor installed by our local fire protection contractor. The compressor was attached to the riser by… Read more …
On May 17, 2011 we received an email from Bruce Hall of Advanced Fire Protection in North Dakota. Bruce was looking for clarification on the requirement of an air maintenance device. Bruce asks: “Do your riser mount air compressors need to be installed with an air maintenance device to meet NFPA codes?” Ray DeCecco, our… Read more …
On May 10, 2011 we received an email from R. John Phillips of Kootenay Sprinkler Installations Inc. in British Columbia, Canada. John had recently completed work installing one of our OL Series oilless riser mounted compressors in an office building. A call from the general contractor prompted John to ask us: “Under normal operating conditions… Read more …