TM 3-4230-237-10
0008 00
MIXING WATER AND LIQUID CHEMICALS USING THE PRIME DETERGENT TANK - Continued
Fire Extinguishing Foam for Petroleum Fires
1. Prime and start the pump unit (Page 0006 00-1).
2. Fill the prime detergent tank with 5 gallons of foam forming liquid concentrate (Page 0028 00-2, item 13).
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NOTE
Make sure caps are on both discharge pipes on the connector panel. Make sure the pump is primed and has
not been drained.
3. Connect the fire hose foam nozzle (17) (obtain it from the pump unit tool box) to the discharge hose (8) of either the upper
or lower hose reel (whichever is to be used). Put the slurry nozzle in the tool box for safekeeping. Unreel the discharge hose
to be used.
4. Open VALVE NO. 1. Open VALVE NO. 2 LOWER REEL or VALVE NO. 3 UPPER REEL for this operation.
5. Turn VALVE NO. 4 PRIME (prime-detergent) approximately to OPEN position.
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