Fire Hydrant Hose Connection
All these hoses will fit into all standard sized fire hydrants.
Fire hydrant hose connection. It has a cast brass pin lug design for a quick disconnect. Nst or nh fire hose thread npsh straight pipe thread. A flush mounted wall hydrant connection is designed for use as a hydrant or test header. Since you haven t specified why or for what you need the water that leaves a few possibilities.
Fire hydrants have male threaded outlets or nozzles. Hose angle valves often used with permanent indoor hose installations feature either male or female threaded outlets. If you chose to do this for a short time under cover of darkness you might even get away with it. Most fire hydrant hose connections are 2 5 nh nst outlet and a 4 nh nst outlet.
These units become a part of the fire hydrant and make connection quick when seconds count. But it s always best to check the markings on the hydrant or ask your local fire department for advice. Fire hose nozzles have female inlets that connect to male ended fire hoses. 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.
Three things i would caution you on ar. Safe tested and proven at 1000 psi over 1000 cycles. Hy conn is a super fast connector for fire hydrants and garden hoses. Brass fire hose fittings can also withstand high temperatures.
Connect hose to hydrant in less than 3 seconds. Generally speaking the larger the hose the bigger the water flow. The adapter is easy to install. Indoors it can be permanently attached to a building s standpipe or plumbing system.
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. This fire hydrant adapter allows the connection of a hose to a different size or thread to the most common fire hydrant thread. They are commonly used to help firefighters be prepared and save time in emergency response and firefighting applications. Fire hose and hydrant adapters are fittings that securely connect fire hoses to nozzles hydrants fire trucks and other water sources.
Attach hy conn with no threading or wrenching. 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. 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.