The engineering and design of the TS pump has allowed Darley to rate the TS Series pump at 2,000 gpm while maintaining the same footprint and packaging options of its PS Series product line.
Ask a Darley Engineer: Thermal Relief Valves
Essentially, Darley’s thermal relief valve assembly is a thermal switch that controls a ball valve, which opens when the thermal switch senses hot water.
Brindlee Mountain: We Promise
A number of service techs and other fire fighters from two different states spent four days learning the intricacies of water pumps that are vital equipment on most fire trucks.
Solving the Water Pressure Problem for Wildland Firefighters
By Darley Team You’ve arrived at the fire and begin laying down water. Everything is going as planned, the chiefs barking orders, the probie is holding the nozzle correctly, then you notice the water pressure drop. You run to the truck, and despite proper...
Regional and Local Trade Show Benefits
At regional and local shows, most of the rigs are already bought. They’re mostly from local departments, and some are even in service. Potential buyers have the opportunity to observe exactly what other people purchased and often get to ask the end user why something was specified.
Ask a Darley Engineer
Depending on the brand of engine, the new tier 4 engine can mean a number of new exhaust aftertreatment considerations when laying out and installing a diesel-powered pump.
Ask a Darley Engineer: Pump Components and Corrosion
By Darley Team Martin Simpson asked: What metals do you recommend on pump components that come in contact with water, and why? The answer depends on the type of water being pumped: salt or fresh. With salt water or brackish water, Darley recommends an...
Pierre (LA) Part Volunteer Fire Department Custom Pumper
TYPE Custom Pumper CHASSIS Igniter BODY Extruded Aluminum Body PUMP Side Mount - Hale Qflo 1,250-gpm FOAM Foam Pro 2002, 20-gallon foam cell TANK 1,000-gallon water
Ask a Darley Engineer: Why this Drip Rate?
By: Darley Team Question: Why is the drip rate between five and 60 drops on Darley pumps equipped with packing rather than a mechanical seal such as our Darley P100 pump and P6 pumps that you build for the US Navy and US Coast Guard?—DCC Chief Petty Officer Jim...
Selecting Apparatus Components
By Bill Peters When you are selecting apparatus components to include in your specifications, there are three considerations: (1) Are you meeting mission requirements? (2) Are the components available...
Ask a Darley Engineer: Helping Rural Budgets
Q: What has Darley done to ease rural department budgetary concerns? In recent years, the U.S. economy has experienced drastic swings. That has caused a chain reaction in all areas of the economy. As a result, municipal budgets have been hard hit. With already tight...
Industrial Apparatus Sizes Run from Large to Huge
By Alan M. Petrillo The design of industrial fire apparatus usually centers around one main attribute, that of putting maximum amounts of water through the rig to protect industrial facilities such as refineries, chemical plants, and other large manufacturing...