Fire Hydrant Hose Connection

These units become a part of the fire hydrant and make connection quick when seconds count.

Fire hydrant hose connection.

Attach hy conn with no threading or wrenching. They are commonly used to help firefighters be prepared and save time in emergency response and firefighting applications. This fire hydrant adapter allows the connection of a hose to a different size or thread to the most common fire hydrant thread. Brass fire hose fittings can also withstand high temperatures.

Dry hydrants are pipes connected to unpressurized water sources like lakes or ponds the choice of male or female threads varies from place to place. Nst or nh fire hose thread npsh straight pipe thread. The harrington integral hydrant storz hihs a patented product and the harrington permanent hydrant adapter hpha allow firefighters to connect fire hose to hydrant in seconds. A flush mounted wall hydrant connection is designed for use as a hydrant or test header.

Hose angle valves often used with permanent indoor hose installations feature either male or female threaded outlets. All these hoses will fit into all standard sized fire hydrants. A fire hose is a high pressure hose used to carry water or other fire retardant such as foam to a fire to extinguish it. If you chose to do this for a short time under cover of darkness you might even get away with it.

Generally speaking the larger the hose the bigger the water flow. It has a cast brass pin lug design for a quick disconnect. Outdoors it is attached either to a fire engine or a fire hydrant. Most fire hydrant hose connections are 2 5 nh nst outlet and a 4 nh nst outlet.

Fire hose nozzles have female inlets that connect to male ended fire hoses. Connect hose to hydrant in less than 3 seconds. Indoors it can be permanently attached to a building s standpipe or plumbing system. Safe tested and proven at 1000 psi over 1000 cycles.

Three things i would caution you on ar. Fire hydrants have male threaded outlets or nozzles. Since you haven t specified why or for what you need the water that leaves a few possibilities. The adapter is easy to install.

Hy conn is a super fast connector for fire hydrants and garden hoses. When used as a test header it provides a way to flow test a fire pump or backflow preventer. Other hydrant or fire hose connections include backflow preventers hydrant diffusers siamese connections or splitters sight flow indicators or sight windows valves expansion rings storz couplings and shore connection fittings for maritime applications.