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Sprinkler tank replacement in Kettering

Sprinkler tank replacement with a new sectional tank, sized to the building as it is now, when the old one cannot be repaired.

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A new bolted sectional tank and galvanised riser, the usual result of a sprinkler tank replacement
A new sectional sprinkler tank, photographed on one of our jobs.
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  • Free survey, fixed price in writing, no travel charge
  • Office Monday to Friday, 7am to 5pm; emergency line any hour

Sprinkler tank replacement is the answer when a tank cannot be repaired back to what the system needs. We take out the old tank and install a new sectional tank, sized to the building as it is now rather than as it was, with the pump house alongside it where that is due as well. Sentry Sprinkler Protection does this work across England from its base in Kettering, ISO 9001 certified.

Repair, or a replacement sprinkler tank?

We would rather repair a tank than replace it, and we say which is the better money before anyone commits. Replacement is the right call when:

  • The steel itself has corroded, not just the coating.
  • Sectional seams leak faster than they can be remade.
  • Racking, stock or an extension have raised the hazard, and the tank is too small for what the system must now deliver.

The third is the commonest. It is a design question under BS EN 12845 rather than a maintenance one, so the new tank is sized from the current hazard, not copied from the old one.

The tank and the pumps are one water supply

A tank and its pump set are a single water supply. Replace one and leave the other at the end of its life, and the same job usually comes round again, with a second isolation.

Where both are due, we quote them together and do them in one programme.

A packaged fire pump house with a diesel pump set and its exhaust stack

Keeping the building protected during the work

A replacement means the old supply comes out before the new one is proved. We plan the order of work so that period is as short as it can be, agree it with you in writing, and tell you what your insurer needs to know.

Where the site has two tanks, one stays in service while the other is replaced.

What you get at handover

  • The tank filled, with the level and automatic refill proved.
  • The low level alarm tested through to its destination.
  • Suction, anti-vortex plate and screens checked.
  • A record of what was installed, for your insurer and your logbook.
A bolted sectional galvanised sprinkler tank with its overflow pipe and riser

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From first call to certificate

Four steps, the same on every job.

  1. A sprinkler layout drawing marked up on site during a survey
    01

    Free survey

    We look at the building and its records, and tell you what it is due.

  2. A sprinkler installation drawing open on a laptop on site
    02

    Fixed price in writing

    Every item priced line by line. No survey fee, nothing added afterwards.

  3. An engineer installing sprinkler pipework from a scissor lift
    03

    The work, on your dates

    Isolation agreed before anyone arrives, kept as short as the job takes.

  4. A bank of sprinkler alarm valve sets with gauges in a plant room
    04

    Certificate and record

    A certificate and a photographed defect list, ready for your insurer.

  5. Start

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What do you need?

Pick one. The next questions follow from it.

What kind of building is it?
How tall is the building?
What is happening?
Which part needs looking at?
Where is the project?
When is it due?
How soon do you need us?
Who do we ring back?

Usually the same working day. We never share your details.

No survey fee, no obligation. ISO 9001:2015 certified.

Questions about sprinkler tank replacement

How long does a sprinkler tank replacement take?

It depends on the size of the tank, the access, and whether the pump house is being replaced at the same time. The programme goes in the quotation, and we need notice before starting so materials and access can be arranged.

Does a new sprinkler tank need a design check first?

Usually, yes. If the use of the building or the storage has changed since the system was designed, the tank should be sized from the current hazard classification. We check that at the survey, before a size goes on the quotation.

Is the survey free?

Yes. We look at the tank, the pumps and the building, then put a fixed price in writing. There is no survey fee and no obligation.