Motopumps are portable pumps which are generally used by firefighters. It is generally used to discharge water in floods or to intervene in fires and to draw water from sources such as lakes, ponds, seas, cisterns, pools and rivers. Motopomes can work with gasoline as well as some types of electricity. In its simplest terms, the motor pump is a motor-driven pump.

Regardless of what purpose they are used, the motopomes need to be checked and inspected regularly and in the same way as any other machine. The motor pumps are a complete machine and, if not maintained regularly, can inevitably fail at unexpected times. The sooner these malfunctions are intervened, the greater the potential for future damage. During the operation of the motopumps, the most common problems are: the strainers may be worn and worn, there may be wear on the impellers and impeller vanes, or the return bearings of the cups may be defective. These problems result in reduced pump flow, reduced head and efficiency losses of the engine.

According to the Regulation on Health and Safety in the Use of Work Equipment, which regulates the minimum conditions to be taken in terms of health and safety for the use of work machines and equipment in the workplaces, motopumps should be inspected and inspected at least once a year unless a specific period is specified in the standards. Checks to be carried out by authorized persons in test and inspection institutions are carried out primarily to determine whether the motor pump complies with the criteria shown in the project. Then, it is investigated whether it meets the criteria in the standards published by domestic and foreign organizations.

Our company performs the inspection of the motor pumps in accordance with the relevant legal regulations, standards and test methods published by domestic and foreign organizations. Particularly for motopumps used in fire extinguishing works, the following are the basic standards in these studies:

• TS 9811 Fire extinguishers - Medium and high expansion foam systems - Maintenance and inspection
• TS EN 671-3 Fixed fire extinguishing systems - Hose systems - Part 3: Maintenance of semi-rigid hose reels and flat hose systems
• TS EN 12416-1 + A2 Stationary fire extinguishing systems - Powder systems - Part 1: Component properties and test methods
• TS EN 12845 Fixed fire extinguishing systems - Automatic sprinkler systems - design, installation and maintenance