Fire pump repair in Kettering
Fire pump repair for diesel and electric sets that will not start, trip or cannot make their duty. Treat a dead pump as an emergency and ring us.
- ISO 9001, the certification insurers look for
- Free survey, fixed price in writing, no travel charge
- Office Monday to Friday, 7am to 5pm; emergency line any hour
Fire pump repair starts with finding why the set failed: a diesel that will not start, an electric pump that trips, a jockey pump that never stops, or a pump that runs but cannot make its duty. Until it is fixed, the sprinkler system behind it will not work as designed, so treat a dead pump as an emergency and ring us. Sentry Sprinkler Protection does this work across England from its base in Kettering, ISO 9001 certified.
Diesel fire pump repair: sets that will not start
Batteries at the end of their life, fuel that has degraded, a failed heater or a charger that stopped charging. We test each, replace what has failed, and prove the automatic start sequence, including changeover from a failed duty pump.
Electric pumps and controllers
A pump that trips or will not start on demand is often the controller rather than the motor: left in manual or test after a visit, a failed pressure switch, or alarms routed nowhere.
Those are checked first, because they are the quickest to put right.
A jockey pump that keeps running
A jockey pump holds system pressure. If it cuts in every few minutes, it is chasing a leak somewhere in the installation.
We find the leak rather than just replace the pump, because a new jockey pump on a leaking system goes the same way.
Tested under flow before we sign it off
A pump that starts is not proof of a pump that performs. After a repair the set is run and its flow and pressure checked against its duty, and the record updated for your insurer.
Related
- Sprinkler alarm valve repair Valve sets that pass water, leak or will not reset, stripped, resealed and proved on flow.
- Wet riser pump replacement Duty, standby and jockey sets replaced and proved under flow, alarms included.
- Fire pump replacement Diesel and electric sprinkler pump sets replaced and proved under flow, alarms included.
- Fire pump servicing Electric and diesel sets proved under flow, not just started and signed off.
- Fire pumps: electric, diesel, and what the jockey pump is for
- Fire pump testing: why starting it is not testing it
- Repairs and replacements Every page in this list, grouped by job.
From first call to certificate
Four steps, the same on every job.
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01Free survey
We look at the building and its records, and tell you what it is due.
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02Fixed price in writing
Every item priced line by line. No survey fee, nothing added afterwards.
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03The work, on your dates
Isolation agreed before anyone arrives, kept as short as the job takes.
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04Certificate and record
A certificate and a photographed defect list, ready for your insurer.
- Start
Book the free survey
Tell us the building. We will tell you what it is due.
Book a free survey
Free survey · fixed price in writing
Tell us what you need. We will tell you what it takes.
Four quick taps and your details. A free survey and a fixed price in writing, with no survey fee and no obligation.
Mon to Fri, 7am to 5pm. Emergencies any hour.
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We’ve got it from here.
Step 1 of 5 is done. Here is how the rest goes.
- Request sent Done
- 2 We call you Next
- 3 Free survey
- 4 Fixed price
- 5 Work done
Questions about fire pump repair
Our fire pump will not start. What should we do?
Ring us: that is an emergency fire pump repair, and your insurer needs telling the system is out of service. Do not keep resetting a pump that will not start or keeps tripping: each restart can do more damage than the fault did.
Do you carry pump parts on the van?
Common fittings and consumables, yes. A pump part often has to be ordered, and we will say so on the call rather than after attending.
Do you repair wet riser pumps as well?
Yes. Wet riser pump sets are repaired and tested the same way, including duty and standby changeover.