Draft Commander 3000 Specification MODEL NUMBER DM19113000

PUMPING WITH CLEAN WATER
MODEL NUMBER DM1911­3000
THE DRAFT COMMANDER 3000 DEMANDS YOUR FIRE APPARATUS
HAS BEEN TESTED AND IS READY FOR ITS EMERGENCY CALL.
Weis Fire & Safety Equipment Company has designed and developed, patented pending, draft
tank with the means of bringing pump test capabilities to the fire station. The Draft Commander
3000 offers unmatched simplicity, accuracy and safety allowing a true fire pump test from draft
with clean clear water. The Draft Commander 3000 has been field tested and proven while testing
over 1200 fire apparatuses in the last three years. This unit performs pump service test up to 3,000
plus GPM plus as per NFPA­11 ISO Guidelines.
Draft Commander 3000 Specification
MODEL NUMBER DM1911­3000
Heavy Duty DOT Rated Transporter Testing Unit:
‣ 14,000 lb GVW tandem axle with electric brake.
‣ Transporter to be powder coated to prevent rust.
‣ Two (2) sets of mud flaps to be installed on transporter.
‣ Equipped with four 7000 lb capacity screw type jacks to support transporter when the
reservoir is filled with water. Jacks are located two (2) on left side and two (2) on right
side.
‣ One (1) ten thousand lb tongue jack.
‣ Equipped with load E trailer tires, ICC Lights, and working lights.
‣ 3M reflective tape on front, rear and sides.
‣ Floor of transporter to be steel tread plate and to be powder coating.
Note: Wood flooring is not acceptable.
‣ Rear walk and step area of the transporter to be covered with slip resistant NFPA
embossed aluminum tread plate approxamaly 24” X 70” attached by stainless steel
fasteners.
‣ Fenders of transporter to be covered with slip resistant NFPA embossed aluminum
tread plate.
3000 Gallons Capacity Reservoir:
‣ Reservoir is manufactured of heavy poly one inch on bottom and three quarters inch on
side and top. Reservoir to be T shaped and attached to the transporter and mounted so
it can not shift and will flex with the transporter.
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‣ The mobile drafting water reservoir to have a section which is an independent suction
drafting pit in the reservoir, and receives water flow through a special designed
integrated sections of the reservoir which removes cavitations/disturbance and air from
the water, so when water is entering the reservoir from high volume and pressure of
water being pumped out of the drafting pit section from the apparatus being tested.
This is to allow when the water reaches the draft pit section to maintain the correct
water depth preventing water disturbance and air swirls causing apparatus to loose
prime. The drafting pit section of the reservoir also to have four (4) anti­swirl plates
and a water temperature gauge to monitor water temperature.
‣ Integrated water cooling system to help maintain a stable water temperature with two
(2) 2 ½ inlets and one (1) 4” discharge to discharge warm water from reservoir. The 4”
discharge is discharge at front right side of reservoir and controlled with quarter turn
ball valve 2 1/2” NST male and caped.
‣ All internal anti­water flow cavitation compartment sections to be made of ½” or
larger heavy duty poly and supported and welded to withstand large volume of water
that flow to the suction drafting pit compartment.
‣ Reservoir clean out drain equipped with 2½” drain and controlled with a 2½” quarter
turn valve and to discharge at right rear of transporter.
‣ Located at the front of the test reservoir two (2) aluminum 1/8 tread plate stone
shield (14” wide by 30 ¾” long) one located (1) on the right and one located (1) on
the left side.
‣ The mobile fire pump testing unit is designed to test fire pumps up to 3,000 GPM plus.
‣ One (1) liquid site water gauge installed at rear of reservoir drafting pit.
‣ Lifetime warranty on tank reservoir.
Drafting Tubes:
‣ Two (2) 6”drafting tubes located in draft pit section of draft commander reservoir and
equipped with special designed aluminum powder coated heavy duty 45° 6” 360° elbow
swivels. The swivels are designed so you can position the apparatus at the rear, left, or
right side. Swivels equipped with a grease zerk to lubricate swivels.
Note: Swivel and dry hydrant elbows manufactured of PVC will not be accepted.
Special Designed 45° Heavy Duty Powered Coated Drafting Swivels:
‣ On top of 360° elbow swivels a suction vacuum breaker to be installed and to be
controlled at the rear of the transporter on each elbow.
Hard Suction Hose:
‣ Two (2) 17 ft of 6” flexible hard suction hose preconnected to the drafting tubes and
stored on top of the Draft Commander. One end attached to the 360° elbow swivel and
the other end equipped with 6” long handle swivel NFT female.
‣ Two (2) hard suction trays to have hold down straps to secure the hard suction hose.
The trays to be made of 1/8” aluminum plate 46” length by 8 ½” wide by 4 ½” depth.
‣ Hard suction hose is clear which allows greater visibility of the water and making sure
there is no air in the suction tubes.
Extra Hard Suction Trays:
‣ Two 10 ft of 6” flexible hard suction hose. The hose is clear which allows greater
visibility of the water.
‣ Couplings on the hard suction hose one (1) 6” swivel female L.H. N.S.T. thread at one
end and a 6” male L.H. N.S.T. threads on the other end.
‣ The hard suction hoses shall be stored one on each side of the tank between the fender
wells and the tank body.
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Two Stainless Monitors for Flowing Water and Pitot GPM Readings:
‣ Four (4) inlets provided on stainless steel 4” round manifold, located at left rear and
right rear of reservoir.
‣ One (1) manifold equipped with 45° 4” male NST and equipped with a light weight 4”
cap and chain for when pump testing using large diameter hose.
‣ All other inlets are equipped with 45° elbow with 2 ½” female swivels N.S.T threads,
and a 2 ½” N.S.T. Plugs Rocker Lug. Plugs to have heavy duty chains.
‣ Each stainless steel manifold to be equipped with quarter turn ball valve to drain the
manifold.
‣ Two (2) large pitot compartments with hinged poly door for changing various nozzles.
Compartment to be equipped with splash guard and defuser tip. Each pitot
compartment to have chrome grab handle.
‣ Pitot compartments to be equipped with quick disconnects so the pitot tube can be
attached to monitoring station.
‣ Pitot tubes to be installed in the flow station compartments, one each on left and right
side of reservoir.
‣ Two sets of flow tips 1”, 1 ¼” 1 ½”, 1 ¾”, 2”, 2 ¼” and 2 ½” mounted inside
compartment.
Mobile pump testing unit equipped with:
‣ Equipped with a hand held that monitors the following:
Air Temperature
Atmospheric Pressure
Altimeter
‣ One (1) 3” water temperature gauge showing 0 – 200 degrees installed in the suction
drafting pit compartment of the reservoir of the mobile test unit left rear.
Mobile Pump Testing Monitor Station:
‣ Monitor station dimension to be 20” wide by 18” tall by 6” depth.
‣ One (1) aluminum telescoping tri­pod attached to the aluminum monitoring station
equipped with two (2) 3 ½” pitot gauges 0­160 PSI, one (1) 3 ½” vacuum apparatus
gauge 0­30 inches and one (1) 3 ½” apparatus pressure gauge 0­400 PSI. Each gauge is
equipped with quick disconnects.
‣ The pitot gauge is equipped with two (2) 30 ft high pressure hose one (1) for each pitot
with quick disconnects.
‣ Two (2) 10 ft high pressure hoses for the test vacuum and pressure plugs on the
apparatus. One (1) end equipped with quick disconnects and the other end threaded
swivel male to attach to the test plug on the apparatus.
‣ All gauges mounted in the monitoring station and labeled. A large 5 ½” wide by 13” tall
smooth board converter chart shall be etched on the face of the pump test station showing
size of tips, flow gallons per minute and PSI reading for each tip used.
Hose Storage Compartment and Misc. Equipment:
‣ One large compartment 65” wide by 24” tall by 28” depth with V type bottom to store
fire hose used for testing the fire apparatus. Large enough to store six (6) sections of 3”
fire hose in 50 ft sections of coiled hose, spanner wrench, mallet, tools and etc.
‣ Compartment to be ventilated and equipped with slip resistant NFPA embossed
aluminum tread plate doors with pneumatic openers, stainless steel hinges and stainless
handles.
‣ Compartment to be made of ⅛” aluminum treaded plate.
‣ Each door to be equipped with chrome lift handles
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Side Compartments:
‣ Two heavy duty side compartments 40” wide by 6 ½” tall by 7” depth (one (1) each side)
in front of fenders shall hold all flow tips. With heavy duty mounting brackets and the
compartment to have a raise up doors.
‣ Two (2) folding steps are provided on the outside of each compartment to allow access
to the flow station for changing tips.
‣ Doors to be made of with slip resistant NFPA embossed aluminum tread plate with
quick release hold downs.
Additional Supplied Equipment:
‣ Five 50 ft sections of 3” fire house with 2 ½” couplings. Hose is 600 pounds tested and
double jacket.
‣ One 6” male by 5” female NST thread light weight adapter
‣ One 6” male by 4 ½” ” female NST thread light weight adapter
‣ One 6” male by 4” female NST thread light weight adapter
‣ One 2 ½ male NST by 3” male NST thread light weight adapters
‣ One 6” male by 2 ½” female NST thread light weight adapters
‣ One 2 ½” double female adapter NST
‣ One 2 ½” double male adapter NST
‣ One heavy duty rubber mallet
‣ One net type UV heavy duty rated cover for top of open area of reservoir tank to keep
reservoir clean
‣ Two spanner wrenches
Additional Requirements:
‣ A list of 5 or more mobile pump testing unit users must be provided as per these
specifications.
‣ Operation and Training Manual along with a video will be provided upon delivery of
the mobile pump testing unit.
‣ The mobile pump testing unit has been in service and field tested for over five (5) years.
‣ Descriptive information such as literature/brochures of these specifications to be
furnished with bid.
‣ Hands on personal training and operations.
Weis Fire & Safety Equipment Co., Inc.
The Exclusive Manufacture Of The Draft Commander 3000
111 E. Pacific * P.O. Box 3467 * Salina, Kansas 67402­3467
785­825­9527 * 1­888­689­9347 * 785­825­9538 Fax
www.weisfiresafety.com
“It’s a Weis choice”
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