// Catalogue
Similar products
// Buying guide
What’s on a Fire Pump Skid
- Main fire pump: usually an end suction or split case centrifugal pump.
- Driver: an electric motor, a diesel engine, or one of each.
- Jockey pump: a small pump that holds system pressure and covers minor leaks.
- Controllers: a panel for each pump, starting it automatically when pressure drops.
- Pipework and valves: suction and discharge headers, check valves and isolation valves.
- Test line: a flow meter or test valve to prove the pump’s performance.
- Base frame: with lifting points, sized to fit the pump room.
Diesel or Electric?
Electric fire pumps suit sites with a reliable power supply. They’re simpler, quieter and need less upkeep.
Diesel fire pumps run without mains power. That makes them common where supply could fail during a fire, or where the authority asks for an independent driver. They need a fuel tank, batteries, cooling and an exhaust.
Many sites use both: an electric duty pump with a diesel backup. For critical supply outside fire protection, see duty/standby skids.
Where Fire Pump Skids Work
- Commercial and residential buildings: sprinkler and hydrant boosting.
- Warehouses and factories: high flow sprinkler systems.
- Mine sites and processing plants: fire water rings around the whole site.
- Fuel depots and chemical sites: deluge and foam systems.
- Remote and rural sites: diesel sets drawing from water tanks.
For general water supply or process duties, pump skid systems and process pump skids are the better match.
Standards and Approvals
In Australia, fire pump sets are usually specified to AS 2941, alongside the sprinkler or hydrant standard for the building. Your fire engineer sets the duty, the driver arrangement and the testing needed. We build the skid to that brief and supply the data your certifier needs to sign it off.
Keeping a Fire Pump Ready
- Run each pump on its regular test schedule and log the pressures.
- Check the diesel fuel level, battery condition and coolant before each run.
- Watch how often the jockey pump starts.
- Check pump packing or seals for leaks and heat.
- Carry out the full flow test at the interval your standard requires.
A fire pump spends most of its life waiting. These checks are what make sure it starts.
Fire Pump Skids Specifications to Check
- Rated flow and pressure from the fire engineer’s design
- Driver type, power and fuel or electrical supply
- Jockey pump duty and pressure settings
- Controller type and alarm signals to the fire panel
- Suction source: town main, tank or reservoir
- Frame size, pump room layout and access
Why Buy From TSA Hydraulics Engineering
As a fire pump skids supplier, we work from your fire engineer’s design, select the pumps and drivers to suit, and build with trusted fabrication partners. You get clear prices in AUD, OEM or equivalent components, and help sourcing fire pump skids replacement parts such as seals, batteries, pressure switches and valves. We tell you upfront which parts are genuine and which are equivalents.