im surprised that with the kink in the hose thre was enough pressure. They had 3 choices for ports, the front and two ports to connect the hose. why not use one of the side ports?
look at the pic, that statement is a lie.
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“You can’t really bend a charged 4-inch feed line. Straight and a slight bend is about as good as you can do. And they will never park in front of a hydrant again. Water is everything at a fire and you need it ASAP.”
Those are intake ports for boosting flow, they aren't for output.
Those are intake ports for boosting flow, they aren't for output.
Edit: To better explain, pumps are hooked up to either of the "splitter". This boosts pressure above normal hydrant levels, allowing water to reach higher heights and longer distances.
we are talking about the 3 ports on the actual hydrant, not the silver shiny thing the FD put on.
...the article says they couldn't bend a 4" line, but that's exactly what they did trying to get it though the car. It would have been 10 times less bent if they used the side port and went around the car.
Looks a lot more like they were trying to ruin the guys day than fix the problem in the most expeditious and reliable manner.
What a dick move by the firemen. They could have used another connection on the outlet to ease the bend.
we are talking about the 3 ports on the actual hydrant, not the silver shiny thing the FD put on.
Let's try this again. The front port is a 4" port, the side ports are 2.5" ports. You'll never flow enough water out of the side ports to match the main front port's flow rate. Here, maybe a picture will help.....
Look at this image again. The silver thing is connected to the front outlet of the hydrant. But they could have used the side connection on the silver thing which is as big as the connection that yellow hose is on.
Look at this image again. The silver thing is connected to the front outlet of the hydrant. But they could have used the side connection on the silver thing which is as big as the connection that yellow hose is on.
Holy crap, that's been answered multiple times. The shiny splitter has two intakes and one outlet.
ONCE AND FOR ALL:
1) The hydrant has a single 4" port. The sides couldn't have been used. Stop suggesting it.
2) The shiny metal splitter added by the FD has two intakes for boosting pressure and one outlet (See BrayD). The sides couldn't have been used. Stop suggesting it.
ok but it was still a dick move by the fireman
While I don't have a problem with them doing it, I'm surprised they didn't just hook up to the car and tow it out of the way with one of the trucks. It would have actually made more sense. That would have cleared a nice path to the hydrant and allowed a better run for the hose. As it is, it still has a decent kink in the hose.
ok but it was still a dick move by the fireman
And I already explained those in a previous post. Those are 2.5" ports, the front is 4".