Learning The Usage Of Fire Hose Nozzle

| Saturday, April 19, 2014
By Anita Ortega


This is among other firefighting equipments. A fire pipe is a hose that carries water or other fire retardant to help put out flames. When used outdoors it is attached to an inferno engine or a blaze hydrant. The normal working pressure of a fire hose nozzle ranges between 8 to 20 bar, while its maximum pressure goes up to 83 bars.

When done using, the inferno pipe should then be hanged to make sure all the water in it dries. This is because any remaining water that may be on the pipe can depreciate the material used in making it; hence, make it unusable or unreliable. For this safe keeping, a typical inferno station has high made structures to accommodate the whole length of a pipe for such proper keep and maintenance.

Apart from just fire extinguishing this devices are also used as a mechanism to chase away unlawful protesters from the streets. The current blaze pipes are made from diverse natural and imitated fabrics and also elastomers in their make substance. These has overcame the problem of rooting of pipes when left with water traces and also effect of being exposed in the sun for long and also coming into contact when in work.

When compared, the modern pipes are much light than those that were made a while ago which makes it easier for the users to lift. There has been newly developed device that are fitted in the inferno pipes to suck air from the inside of the pipe. This new technology has also made them tuff and smaller. This is of importance since it saves on space when being stored in the station.

This fore fitted device generates and directs the foam, water, or any other substance in use for putting off the blaze. It plays a great role in controlling the stream of flow of the water from the hose pipe. It can generate both sharp and narrow streams which can aim at a longer distance and much precisely. Another form is a dispersed stream which goes on a wide space. This device can control the flow of water freely without really having to switch off the supply.

The best should have the following features; usually it is preferred it be of an aluminum make which is strong and light weight. It should also be able to maintain a constant flow rate of the users choice, this helps to control the flow in accordance to the intensity of the blaze.

These products should have satisfied the set rules and regulations to be followed internationally on the quality of the make. Since there are diverse sizes of pipes then there should also be diversified sizes of these products, normal ones range between 1.5 inches to 4 inches in diameter

Since these devices are easily breakable they should be handled with care when improving pressure to ensure they last long enough for their value. High pressures should be when necessitated by very vigorous flames. Cleaning of these devices is easy when it design favor easy reach to where there may be clogging.




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