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  2. January 2025 Richmond water crisis - Wikipedia

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    The city's Church Hill water tanks serve the Elko area of Eastern Henrico. [16] The city generally provides about 11 million gallons a day of water to the county. [2] Henrico's water main on Staples Mill Road dates to the 1950s, and had had emergency repairs completed on it many times in the 18 months before the outage.

  3. Pressure tank - Wikipedia

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    The pressure switch turns the water pump on when it senses a pressure that is less than P lo and turns it off when it senses a pressure greater than P hi. While the pump is on, the pressure tank fills up. The pressure tank is then depleted as it supplies water in the specified pressure range to prevent "short-cycling", in which the pump tries ...

  4. January 2025 Richmond water outage - Wikipedia

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    The city's Church Hill water tanks serve the Elko area of Eastern Henrico. [16] The city generally provides about 11 million gallons a day of water to the county. [21] Henrico's water main on Staples Mill Road dates to the 1950s, and had had emergency repairs completed on it many times in the 18 months before the outage.

  5. Dry running protection - Wikipedia

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    Dry running protection, also known as dry-run protection or dry-running protection, is a type of protection mechanism to prevent a rotor, pump or stirrer shaft from operating without any medium added, as the bearing and shaft seal might be damaged if the motor is run while dry. [1] Dry-running protection is one of the most important monitoring ...

  6. 'Pushed the system to the extreme': Los Angeles fires ... - AOL

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    "We did experience some challenges with water pressure while battling the Pacific Palisades Fire," said the fire captain on X. "The extreme demand caused a slower refill rate for these tanks which ...

  7. Hydrostatic test - Wikipedia

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    A hydrostatic test is a way in which pressure vessels such as pipelines, plumbing, gas cylinders, boilers and fuel tanks can be tested for strength and leaks. The test involves filling the vessel or pipe system with a liquid, usually water, which may be dyed to aid in visual leak detection , and pressurization of the vessel to the specified ...

  8. Fluid power - Wikipedia

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    A fluid power system has a pump driven by a prime mover (such as an electric motor or internal combustion engine) that converts mechanical energy into fluid energy, Pressurized fluid is controlled and directed by valves into an actuator device such as a hydraulic cylinder or pneumatic cylinder, to provide linear motion, or a hydraulic motor or pneumatic motor, to provide rotary motion or torque.

  9. Man Accused of Killing Wife with Homemade Spear in 'Very ...

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    An Australian man is accused of murdering his wife with a homemade spear. Talaat Hawatt, also known as Terrance Howot, is accused of having attacked his wife Khouloud Bakour Hawatt with the weapon ...