HUSKY 12 GPM FOAM SYSTEM Operation & Maintenance Manual © 2014 Pierce Manufacturing Inc. Part No. PM-F-OM131-1114 TABLE OF CONTENTS FOREWORD 1PURPOSE OF MANUAL ..................................................................................................................................... v 2SCOPE ............................................................................................................................................................ v 3CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE INFORMATION ............................................................................................................ v SECTION 1. SAFETY 1-1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................. 1-1 1-1.1 TO THE OWNER—OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THIS APPARATUS ............................................ 1-1 1-1.2 DESCRIPTION OF “DANGER,” “WARNING,” AND “CAUTION” ......................................................... 1-1 1-2 LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ............................................................................................................................... 1-2 SECTION 2. GENERAL 2-1 HUSKY 12 SPECIFICATIONS .......................................................................................................................... 2-1 2-1.1 FOAM PROPORTIONER .................................................................................................................... 2-1 2-1.2 SYSTEM CAPACITY ......................................................................................................................... 2-1 2-1.3 DISCHARGES .................................................................................................................................. 2-1 2-1.4 SYSTEM ELECTRICAL LOAD ............................................................................................................. 2-1 2-1.5 MAINTENANCE MESSAGE ................................................................................................................. 2-1 2-1.6 FLUSH SYSTEM ............................................................................................................................... 2-2 2-1.7 FOAM CONCENTRATE COMPATIBILITY .............................................................................................. 2-2 2-2 DESCRIPTION OF MAJOR COMPONENTS ........................................................................................................ 2-2 2-2.1 HYDRAULIC DRIVE SYSTEM ............................................................................................................. 2-2 2-2.1a HYDRAULIC GEAR PUMP ..................................................................................................... 2-3 2-2.1b HYDRAULIC OIL FILTER ....................................................................................................... 2-3 2-2.1c HYDRAULIC OIL RESERVOIR ................................................................................................ 2-4 2-2.1d HYDRAULIC OIL COOLER ..................................................................................................... 2-4 2-2.1e HYDRAULIC MANIFOLD BLOCK ............................................................................................. 2-5 2-2.2 FOAM SUPPLY SYSTEM .................................................................................................................. 2-5 2-2.2a FOAM CONCENTRATE TANK ................................................................................................ 2-5 2-2.2b FOAM SUPPLY VALVE ......................................................................................................... 2-6 2-2.2c FOAM CONCENTRATE PUMP ................................................................................................ 2-6 2-2.2d FOAM SELECTOR VALVE ..................................................................................................... 2-7 2-2.2e PANEL MOUNTED STRAINER / EXTERNAL PICK-UP CONNECTION .......................................... 2-8 2-2.2f PICK-UP HOSE ................................................................................................................... 2-9 2-2.2g FOAM CHECK VALVE ........................................................................................................... 2-9 2-2.3 WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM ................................................................................................................ 2-9 2-2.3a MANIFOLD AND MASTER DRAINS ....................................................................................... 2-10 2-2.3b IN-LINE WATER CHECK VALVE ........................................................................................... 2-10 2-2.3c WATER FLOWMETER ......................................................................................................... 2-11 2-2.4 CONTROL HEAD & DISPLAY ........................................................................................................... 2-11 © 2014 Pierce Manufacturing Inc. All Rights Reserved. Husky 12 Foam System / i TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION 3. OPERATION 3-1 FOAM SYSTEM OPERATION ........................................................................................................................... 3-1 3-1.1 CLASS A FOAM - USING ON-BOARD FOAM TANK ............................................................................... 3-1 3-1.2 CLASS A FOAM - DRAFTING ............................................................................................................. 3-2 3-1.3 CLASS B FOAM - USING ON-BOARD FOAM TANK ............................................................................... 3-2 3-1.4 CLASS B FOAM - DRAFTING ............................................................................................................. 3-3 3-1.5 CHOOSING A FOAM SOURCE ............................................................................................................ 3-4 3-2 FLUSHING SYSTEM ....................................................................................................................................... 3-5 3-2.1 GENERAL FLUSHING INFORMATION ................................................................................................... 3-5 3-2.2 MANUAL FLUSH MODE ..................................................................................................................... 3-6 3-3 PRIMING SYSTEM .......................................................................................................................................... 3-7 3-4 FILLING FOAM TANK ..................................................................................................................................... 3-8 3-4.1 FILL DOME METHOD ........................................................................................................................ 3-8 3-4.2 PICK-UP HOSE METHOD .................................................................................................................. 3-8 3-5 MANUAL MODE (MANUAL WATER FLOW) ...................................................................................................... 3-9 SECTION 4. MAINTENANCE 4-1 MAINTENANCE INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................... 4-1 4-1.1 TESTING AFTER SYSTEM MAINTENANCE ........................................................................................... 4-1 4-2 SET-UP & CALIBRATION ................................................................................................................................ 4-2 4-2.1 SET-UP MODE ................................................................................................................................. 4-2 4-2.2 PARAMETERS .................................................................................................................................. 4-2 4-2.3 CALIBRATE FLOWMETER MODE ........................................................................................................ 4-4 4-2.4 CALIBRATE FOAM PUMP (LVDT) TRANSDUCER ................................................................................ 4-6 4-2.5 CALIBRATE CLASS A FOAM MODE ................................................................................................... 4-8 4-2.6 CALIBRATE CLASS B FOAM MODE ................................................................................................... 4-9 4-2.7 SET CLASS A CONCENTRATE DEFAULT PERCENTAGE .................................................................... 4-10 4-2.8 SET CLASS B CONCENTRATE DEFAULT PERCENTAGE .................................................................... 4-10 4-2.9 SELECT SINGLE OR DUAL FOAM TANK SYSTEM .............................................................................. 4-11 4-2.10 SET STARTUP OR DEFAULT FOAM SOURCE .................................................................................... 4-12 4-2.11 TANK FILL ENABLE/DISABLE .......................................................................................................... 4-13 4-2.12 SET AUTOMATIC FLUSH TIME ......................................................................................................... 4-13 4-2.13 AUTO START ................................................................................................................................. 4-14 4-2.14 DRAIN MODE ................................................................................................................................