Table Of Contents - Task Force Tips TORNADO Instructions For Installation, Safe Operation And Maintenance

©Copyright Task Force Tips, Inc. 2008-2014
DANGER
PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY CODE
The member companies of FEMSA that provide emergency response
equipment and services want responders to know and understand the
following:
1. Firefi ghting and Emergency Response are inherently dangerous activities
requiring proper training in their hazards and the use of extreme caution
at all times.
2. It is your responsibility to read and understand any user's instructions,
including purpose and limitations, provided with any piece of equipment
you may be called upon to use.
3. It is your responsibility to know that you have been properly trained in
Firefi ghting and /or Emergency Response and in the use, precautions, and
care of any equipment you may be called upon to use.
4. It is your responsibility to be in proper physical condition and to maintain
the personal skill level required to operate any equipment you may be
called upon to use.
5. It is your responsibility to know that your equipment is in operable
condition and has been maintained in accordance with the manufacturer's
instructions.
6. Failure to follow these guidelines may result in death, burns or other
severe injury.
Fire and Emergency Manufactures and Service Association
FEMSA
P.O. Box 147, Lynnfi eld, MA 01940 • www.FEMSA.org

Table Of Contents

1.0 Meaning of Safety Signal Words ................................................. 3
2.0 Safety .......................................................................................... 4
3.0 General Information .................................................................4-7
3.1 Mechanical Specifi cations
3.2 Part Identifi cation and Models
3.3 Inlets and Outlets
3.4 Overall Dimensions
4.0 Installation ..............................................................................8-10
4.1 Structural Requirements for Monitor Mounting
4.2 Quick Connect Inlet Mounting and Travel Ranges
4.3 Nozzle Installation
4.4 Pressure Gage Port
4.5 Handle Installation
4.6 Drain
5.0 Recommended Park Position ................................................... 10
5.1 Override Knobs
6.0 Flows and Pressures ................................................................ 11
6.1 Stacked Tips Flow
6.2 Tornado Monitor and Stream Straightener Friction Loss
6.3 Stream Straighteners
6.3.1 Stream Straighteners with Stacked Tips
6.3.2 Stream Straighteners with Fog Nozzles
7.0 Maintenance and Inspection ..................................................... 12
7.1 Lubrication
7.2 Performance Testing
8.0 Troubleshooting ........................................................................ 12
9.0 Drawings and Parts List .......................................................13-19
9.1 Manual Tornado Drawing & Parts List ........................14-15
9.2 Tornado RC Drawing & Parts List ...............................16-17
9.3 Monitor Control Box ......................................................... 18
9.4 Motor Subassembly ......................................................... 19
10.0 Warranty ..................................................................... Back Cover
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