UK underground fire hydrant - GIF

[ToolTalkBot]

UK underground fire hydrant.




Previously:

Fire hydrant cutaway - photo
Fire hydrant wrench - photos
Fire hydrant wrench and flow meter - GIF
Fire hydrants pulled from the ground - photo
Firefighter blown away by fire hydrant pressure - GIF
Flushing a fire hydrant - GIF

[Frank S]

The whole city would burn to the ground before the firemen can get water out of the hydrant

[TrickieDickie]

It looks awkward and inefficient, not to mention having to service the valve.

[mklotz]

Probably a system designed by one of those "literary science studies" graduates.

[Floradawg]

Probably a system designed by one of those "literary science studies" graduates.

Underwater basket weaving. DEI.

[bob_3000]

Underwater basket weaving. DEI.

I don't see how poor preventative maintenance relates to DEI.

[desbromilow]

A lot of Australian hydrants are sorta similar (as in underground) but there are some key differences.
#1 - the hydrant connection (standpipe) is a simple 90 degree turn with bayonet hooks - not the multi-turn system show in the video
#2 - they are more often located in the footpath or front yard (chainage) rather than under the road surface
#3 - they are often checked on a 24 month cycle (if not sooner) for operation and access.

we still have to use a key to operate the valve, and we ALWAYS flush the hydrant before connecting the lines.

I've had to break the rust seizing a hydrant cover once, and I've been cut once clearing broken glass out of a pit. If you work in an area which often floods, or has significant runoff, finding the pits filled with sludge(what appears to be the case in the photo) is common - thanks fully I never faced it outside of training.

Some councils used to run "adopt a hydrant" community awareness programs to help resident keep the areas around hydrants clear of shrubs, etc, and to ensure the pits never filled with sand or runoff. The council/volly brigade would maintain the street markers (blue cats-eye reflector, white paint markers on lid and curb, and signage if near pole) where I was - I'm not sure about other council areas.

[Floradawg]

I don't see how poor preventative maintenance relates to DEI.

It was a reference to what mklotz said. And by the by, I wouldn't consider a fire hydrant buried under the road to be poor preventive maintenance. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to offend the liberals out there. Or maybe I did