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Fire Pumps
Horizontal Split-Case,
Vertical Turbine, In-Line
and End Suction Pumps

The Peerless Pump Fire Pump Units, Systems,

and Housed Packaged Systems
Thousands of Peerless Pump installations (UL, ULC or FM approved) Both horizontal and vertical models provide capabilities to 5,000
deliver superior fire protection to facilities worldwide. For over gpm. End suction models deliver capacities to 1,500 gpm. In-line
eighty years Peerless Pump has been offering complete service, from units can produce 1500 gpm. Head ranges from 92 ft to 1,176 ft
engineering assistance to in-house fabrication to field start-up. with as much as 640 psi. Pumps are powered with electric motors or
Products are designed from a broad selection of pumps, drives, diesel engines. Standard fire pumps are cast iron with bronze fittings.
controls, baseplates and accessories. Pump choices include horizontal, Peerless furnishes fittings and accessories recommended by the NFPA
in-line and end suction centrifugal fire pumps as well as vertical as published in their current edition pamphlet 20.
turbines.
Quality Engineering
Applications Peerless Pump designs tough, versatile products to meet your
Applications vary from small, basic electric motor units to diesel pumping needs. The fire pump units, systems, and enclosed
engine driven, enclosed, packaged systems. Standard units are packaged systems offer variety, durability, standardized options and
designed to handle fresh water, but special materials are available configurations unequalled in the industry. Please contact your local
for sea water applications. authorized Peerless Pump sales office to find out more about our fire
pump options and prices.
Features
State of the art engineered systems arrive ready to install. Pump,
driver and controller are mounted on a common base. All engineered
systems have complete, interconnected wiring. Preconstruction
eliminates costly, complex installation problems. In-house fabrication
gives Peerless Pump the ability to customize a system and assume
complete unit responsibility, which means the customer has only
one supplier to contact if there are questions. Peerless Pump has an
extensive distribution system providing worldwide technical and
commercial support with qualified personnel in most major U.S. and
international cities.
Fire Protection
You have decided to reduce the risk of fire damage to your facility
by installing a UL, ULC listed and/or FM approved fire pump system.
Your next decision is which system
to purchase.
Manufactured by an industry leader, the Peerless fire pump range
is proven in thousands of installations worldwide. These highly
engineered fire systems are unrivaled in the industry.
Fire Pump Units & Packaged Systems
Electric Motor Drive and Diesel Engine Drive fire pumps can be
furnished for any combination of pumps, drives, controls and
accessories for listed and approved and non-listed fire service
applications. Packaged units and systems lower fire pump
installation costs and offer these advantages:
Diesel Engine
Drive Unit

Electric Motor
Providing Pumping Solutions to the Global Drive Unit
Commercial / Fire Market,
Peerless Can Fulfill Your Requirements:

• Recognized leader in the fire pump industry

• Thousands of installations of all sizes and types
• Represented by fully qualified personnel in most
major U.S. and international cities
• Complete in-house fabrication capabilities • Pump, driver, and controller are mounted on a common base.
• Mechanical-run test capabilities • Common baseplate unit eliminates the need for
separate mounting surfaces.
• Horizontal models for capacities to 5,000 gpm
• Common unit minimizes the need for interconnecting wiring
• Vertical models for capacities to 5,000 gpm
and assembly.
• In-line models for capacities to 1500 gpm
• Equipment arrives in a consolidated shipment, allowing
• End suction models for capacities to 1,500 gpm faster and simplified installation and handling.
• Drives: electric motor or diesel engine • Custom designed system, including accessories, fittings,
• Basic units, packaged systems, and engineered houses and layouts available
to meet the customer’s
Housed Fire Pump Packaged Systems specifications.
Peerless Pump houses are designed and manufactured to high • In-house engineering
standards of quality in materials, construction, and workmanship. and design expertise
All enclosed fire pump packaged systems offer the following to ensure design
advantages: requirements are
realized.
• Accurate Predetermined Cost
• Complete Unit Responsibility The PES Advantage:
• State of the Art Designs Peerless Engineered Systems (PES) has the capability to design
• Value Added Services and build a system to meet your customized needs. We will review
• Worldwide Technical Support your requirements and design a system that is right for you. If you
• BSI Certified - ISO 9001:2008 Manufacturing Facilities are looking for simple solutions to complex problems, PES has the
• Underwriters Laboratories (UL) Listing answer. Let us build your
• Factory Mutual (FM) Packaged System so you
• NFPA-20, NFPA-70 & NEC can focus on the
• ABS Certification rest of your project.
• Factory Testing
• Hydrostatic Testing
• String Testing
• Mag Testing
NOTE: For detailed information on
• Single Source Service and Warranty
selection, performance ratings, and
• Third party ETL listing
dimensions of Peerless fire pump
• Fast Track Project Management & Delivery
products and systems refer to your
local Peerless Pump representative.
 Horizontal Fire In-Line Fire Pumps, End Suction Fire Vertical Fire Pumps
Pumps, UL Listed, UL and ULC Listed Pumps, UL Listed UL Listed, ULC
ULC Listed and FM and FM Approved Listed and FM
Approved Approved

Horizontal centrifugal pumps
with appropriate fittings for
providing water supply to fire
Type protection systems in
buildings, plants and yards.
Types AF, ADF, AEF, TUF,
TUTF.
Compact in-line centrifugal
fire pumps with appropriate
fittings for providing water
supply to fire protection
systems in buildings, plants
and yards. Type PVF.
End suction centrifugal fire
pumps with appropriate
fittings for providing water
supply to fire protection
systems in buildings, plants
and yards. Type UNF.
Vertical turbine pumps with
appropriate fittings for
providing water supply to fire
protection systems in
buildings, plants and yards.

250 to 5,000 gpm 50 to 1,500 gpm Up to 1,500 gpm 250 to 5,000 gpm
Capacities
(57 to 1,136 m3/hr) (11 to 114 m3/hr) (114 m3/hr) (57 to 1,136 m3/hr)

92 to 630 feet Up to 406 feet Up to 340 feet 92 to 1,176 feet

Head
(28 to 192 meters) (123 meters) (104 meters) (28 to 359 meters)

Up to 640 psi Up to 175 psi Up to 147 psi Up to 500 psi

Pressure (45 kg/cm2, 4,414 kPa) (12 kg/cm2, 1,207 kPa) (10 kg/cm2, 1,014 kPa) (35.15 kg/cm 2 , 3,515 kPa)

Up to 800 hp (597 kW) Up to 125 hp (93 kW) Up to 75 hp (56 kW) Up to 600 hp (448 kW)
Horsepower

Horizontal electric motors, Vertical close coupled Horizontal electric motors Vertical electric motors and
and diesel engines electric motors and diesel engines diesel engines with right
Drives
angle gears

Liquids Water. Water. Water. Water.

Pumped

Ambient within the limits for
Temperature satisfactory equipment
operation.
Cast iron, bronze fitted as
Materials of standard. Optional materials
Construction available for sea water
applications.
Ambient within the limits for
satisfactory equipment
operation.
Cast iron, bronze fitted.
Ambient within the limits for
satisfactory equipment
operation.
Cast iron, bronze fitted.
Up to 115°F (46°C)
Cast iron, bronze fitted as
standard. Optional materials
available for sea water
applications.
 Fire Pumps
Horizontal Split-Case, Vertical Turbine, In-Line and End Suction Pumps

Accessories
To meet the rigorous requirements of the NFPA 20 standards, certain accessories are required for all fire pump installations. They will vary, however,
to fit the needs of each individual installation and the requirements of the local authority having jurisdiction. Peerless Pump provides a wide range
of fire pump fittings which include: concentric discharge increaser, casing relief valve, eccentric suction reducer, increasing discharge tee, overflow
cone, hose valve head, hose valves, hose valve caps and chains, suction and discharge gauges, relief valve, automatic air release valve, flow meter,
and ball drip valve. No matter what the requirements, Peerless Pump has a complete line of accessories available and can satisfy the requirements
of each installation.

The charts below graphically illustrate the many accessories as well as the optional drives that are available with all Peerless fire pumps and
packaged systems.
Peerless Horizontal Fire Pumps

Building Building
Hose Valve Cap & Chain

Automatic Air
Peerless Horizontal Fire Pumps
Release Valve
Discharge Gauge TO
Hose Valve Cap & Chain

Compound Type Automatic Air Nipple Hose HOSE

Valve
Horizontal Suction Gauge Release Valve Valve
Discharge Gauge Elbow TO
Steam Turbine TO Elbow Outside Hose Valve Head
Relief Valve HOSE
Gauge Protector
Compound Type WASTE Drain Valve
Valve
Nipple of hose
(number Hose
valves is variable)
Horizontal (some high
Suction pressure
Gauge Valve
Casing TO Elbow
Steam Turbine applications) Elbow Outside Hose Valve Head
Relief Valve Relief Valve TO
FROM Gauge Protector WASTE Enclosed Drain
WASTE Valve (number of hose valves is variable)
WATER (some high pressure Cone (flanged)
applications) Casing
SUPPLY Relief Valve TO TO
FROM Enclosed WASTE
TO WASTECone (flanged) WASTE
WATER
Valve Eccentric Suction Reducer Tee (with back pressure)
SUPPLY OR
TO
Tee Valve Flow Meter Valve SUPPLY
WASTE
TO WASTE
Valve Eccentric Suction Reducer Tee (with back pressure) TEST LINE PIPE AND FITTINGS
OR
Tee Valve Flow Meter Valve SUPPLY
TEST LINE PIPE AND FITTINGS
TO
SYSTEM
Diesel Engine Horizontal Electric Motor Concentric Discharge Increaser Check Valve Tee Valve
(when discharge tee not used) TO
SYSTEM
Diesel Engine Horizontal Electric Motor Concentric Discharge Increaser Check Valve Tee Valve
(when discharge tee not used)

Peerless Vertical Fire Pumps Automatic Air Release Valve Hose Valve
Building Building

(fittings and flange for engine Cap & Chain

Peerless Vertical Fire Pumps

or steam turbine drive)
Automatic Air Release Valve Hose Valve TO
(fittings and flange for engine Cap & Chain
Right
Vertical
or steam turbine drive) Nipple Hose HOSE
Electric Valve
Horizontal Angle Valve
Steam Turbine Motor Elbow Outside Hose Valve Head TO
Gear (number of hose valves is variable)
Vertical Tee Relief Valve Nipple Hose HOSE
Right Valve
Horizontal Electric Drain Valve Valve
Angle Outside Hose Valve Head
Steam Turbine Motor Elbow
Gear Discharge (number of hose valves is variable)
Tee Relief Valve
Enclosed
Gauge TO Drain Valve
Cone
(flanged) WASTE
Discharge
Gauge Enclosed TO
Cone TO WASTE
Diesel Engine DISCHARGE (flanged)
TO WASTE WASTE
Column OR
(threaded or ASSEMBLY Tee (with back pressure) TO
Tee Valve Flow Meter Valve SUPPLY
flanged) WASTE
Water Diesel
Level Testing
Engine Device TO WASTE TEST LINE PIPE AND FITTINGS
Column DISCHARGE
Discharge Bowl
Extend to Strainer
ASSEMBLY
(threaded or flanged) Tee (with back pressure) OR
(well installation only) (threaded or Tee Valve Flow Meter Valve SUPPLY
Water Level Testing Device flanged) TEST LINE PIPE AND FITTINGS
Intermediate
Discharge Bowls
Bowl
Extend to Strainer TO
(threaded or flanged)
(well installation only) Bell Suction
SYSTEM
Basket Strainer (sump installation) FROM Intermediate Bowls
Concentric Discharge Increaser Check Valve Tee Valve
WATER SUPPLY (when discharge tee not used) TO
Bell Suction
SYSTEM
Basket Strainer (sump installation) FROM Concentric Discharge Increaser Check Valve Tee Valve
WATER SUPPLY (when discharge tee not used)

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