Fire Pumps Melbourne

Melfire are Melbourne’s fire pump specialists — licensed sprinkler fitters and ESV-registered electricians who install, service, repair and replace diesel and electric fire pump systems across metropolitan Melbourne. From apartment towers to industrial sites, we keep the pump at the heart of your fire protection system compliant with AS 2941 and AS 1851, and ready to run when it matters.

Why Building Owners Choose Melfire

  • One accountable contractor — VBA plumbing registration, ESV REC electrical licence and qualified sprinkler fitters on the tools. No subcontracting the critical parts of a life safety system.
  • 20+ years in fire protection — we design for serviceability, not just for the day of installation.
  • Honest assessments — repair, component replacement or full set replacement: we tell you what the job actually needs.
  • Melbourne-wide — commercial, owners corporation and industrial buildings across the metro area.

Types of Fire Pumps We Supply & Install

Melfire supplies, installs and services the full range of fire pump systems found in Melbourne buildings:

  • Diesel fire pump sets — AS 2941 packaged sets built around proven engines, with fuel tanks, batteries and controllers commissioned as a complete system
  • Electric fire pump sets — motor-driven sets with AS 2941 electric fire pump controllers, certified by our own licensed electricians
  • Dual pump sets — diesel + electric and duty/standby arrangements for buildings that need redundancy
  • Jockey / pressure maintenance pumps — vertical multistage jacking pumps and controllers that keep your system pressurised without cycling the main pumps
  • Hydrant booster pumps — pumps and boost assemblies for hydrant systems to AS 2419.1
  • Sprinkler pumps — pump sets for sprinkler systems, valve sets and monitoring to AS 2118
  • Skid-mounted packaged sets — complete pre-assembled pump packages, craned in and connected for faster replacement projects

Whatever the configuration, we size the pump to the actual system demand — flow tested and verified, not guessed from a catalogue.

We also manufacture our own pump controllers in Melbourne — fire pump controllers, jacking pump controllers and SmartGen fire pump controllers — modern, supportable units with parts and programming we can actually source, unlike the orphaned proprietary controllers we’re so often called out to replace. And we supply and install Regent and Davey pumps, with weatherproof fire pump enclosures available for external installations.

Our Fire Pump Services in Melbourne

Diesel Fire Pump Engine Replacement

When an engine reaches end of life, you often don’t need a whole new pump set. We supply, fit, align and commission correctly matched replacement diesel engines.

Fire Pump Controller Replacement

Diesel and electric fire pump controllers replaced to AS 2941, including SmartGen controllers, jockey pump controllers, batteries, chargers and full failure-mode testing.

Starter Motor Replacement

Slow cranking or “failure to start” alarms? We replace starter motors and overhaul the whole cranking system — batteries, chargers, cabling and solenoids.

Jacket Heater Replacement

A failed jacket heater means a cold engine that may not start on demand. We replace engine coolant heaters and verify controller supervision.

Skid & Base Frame Replacement

Rusted-out base frames end pump sets early. We fabricate and install new skids, transfer equipment and re-align drive trains.

Pump Room Rebuilds & Building Permits

Full pump room rebuilds managed end to end — design coordination, registered building surveyors, building permits, and VBA-registered installation work.

Pump Room Clean Ups

Water extraction, leak repairs, de-rusting, re-painting, re-labelling and defect reporting — cheap insurance for your most critical fire safety asset.

Routine Fire Pump Servicing & Testing

We deliver AS 1851 routine servicing for fire pump sets — weekly, monthly, annual and five-yearly programs — plus hydrant and sprinkler flow testing with calibrated equipment. Read our take on why most fire pump systems in Melbourne are purchased, not designed — and what a properly engineered system looks like.

Servicing All of Metropolitan Melbourne

From CBD high-rises to suburban industrial estates, Melfire services fire pumps across greater Melbourne. Explore our full range of fire protection services or learn more about Melfire.

Fire Service Consulting, Inspections & Reports

Not every job starts with tools. Melfire provides independent fire service consulting, inspections and written reports for building owners, owners corporations, facility managers and property professionals across Melbourne:

  • Pump room and fire system condition inspections — a clear picture of what you actually have, and what state it’s in
  • Defect and compliance reports — written documentation for ESM records, audits, insurers and committees
  • Pre-purchase and due diligence inspections — know what you’re buying before you own the problem
  • Second opinions — been quoted a full pump set replacement? We’ll tell you honestly whether the job actually needs it
  • Upgrade and rectification planning — practical scopes of work, coordinated with building surveyors where permits are required

With qualified sprinkler fitters and licensed electricians doing the inspecting — not salespeople — you get advice grounded in how these systems are actually built, maintained and repaired.

24/7 Emergency Fire Pump Call Outs — Melbourne Wide

Fire pumps don’t fail during business hours. MELFIRE offers genuine 24/7 emergency service, operating one of the longest-running privately owned 24/7 emergency service departments in Melbourne.

Drew, the owner of the business, has had broken sleep for most of his adult life — and still deals personally with most issues in the middle of the night. His original business was called 24/7, and most of our early work was after-hours call outs. It’s in our DNA.

Pump failure alarm at 2am? Flooded pump room? Controller fault before an audit? You can be sure Melfire are here to help, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week — anywhere in metropolitan Melbourne. Call 1300 134 971 any time.

Talk to Melbourne’s Fire Pump Experts

Whether you’ve got a defect notice, a pump that won’t start, or a pump room that needs rebuilding — call Melfire on 1300 134 971 or contact us online for straight answers and a fixed quote.

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