Training Program on Fire Hydrant Operation

and Maintenance
What is a Fire Hydrant?

1. Fire hydrant is a device used to extract water from a

pressurized net work. You may call this as fire Plug.
2. FH generally has 3 nozzles.
3. There are some hydrants which has a single nozzle also.
3 nozzle FH 1 Nozzle FH
How many types of Hydrants are there?

Classification:

 Dry Barrel Fire Hydrants.

Under Ground Fire Hydrants.

Above Ground Fire Hydrant

 Wet Barrel Fire Hydrants.

Under Ground Fire Hydrants.

Above Ground Fire Hydrant
 Typical Fire Hydrant
.Main Components
Upper Barrel.
Lower Barrel.
Breakaway flange joint.
Breakaway Stem Joint.
Upper stem Rod.
Lower Stem rod.
Main Valve Disk.
Operating Nut.
Two hose nozzles
One Pumper Nozzle.
Nozzle Caps.
 Half Sectional
View Of a Fire
Hydrant.
.FH Broken at the break away Joint
 Fire Hydrants installed in Marafiq Net Work
Kennedy – K 11
.Kennedy – K 12
.AVK – 2700
.Dresser
.SPS
Muller
Silvani
Smith
Fire hydrant operating wrenches
.All components of a Fire Hydrant
How to install a Fire Hydrant
 PM Task list
PWFH
 Semi-Annually PM of FIRE HYDRANTS
 1.PHYSICAL EXAMINATION NOTING CONDITION OF OPERATING NUT NOZZLE CAPS,
DRAIN AND GENERAL APPERANCE.
 2. WITH NOZZLE CAP ON TIGHT OPEN TO FULL OPEN POSITION. CHECK CASE
OFOPERATION, CHECK FOR LEAKAGE AT JOINTS AROUND OUT-LET NOZZLE OF
PACKING OR SEALS AND PAST OUT-LET CAPS.
 3. CLOSE HYDRANT AND REMOVE ONE NOZZLE CAP, OBSERVE DRAINAGE.
 4. OPEN HYDRANT COMPLETELY FLUSH HYDRANT & OBSERVE THE FLOW. NOT TO
DAMAGE GROUND AROUND THE HYDRANTS.
 5. CLOSE HYDRANT SLOWLY TO INSURE LIGHTCLOSURE.
 6. LUBRICATE THE NOZZLE CAP.
 7. LUBRICATE THE STEM THREAD THROUGH LUBRICATING NIPPLE
 8. TOUCH-UP PAINT FOR FIRE HYDRANT UPPER BARREL.
 9. DE-RUST AND PAINT ABOVE GRADE LEVEL FIRE HYDRANT BARREL, DOME VALVE
IF NECESSARY.

PWFV
 SEM. ANN. PM FOR FIRE HYDRANT VALVE VALVES
 1. OPEN THE SURFACE BOX AND CHECK INSIDE THE SPINDLE PROTECTION TUBE,
REMOVE THE DIRT IF NECESSARY.
 2. CHECK THE FIRE HYDRANT ISOLATION VALVE OPERATION BY CLOSING AND
OPENING FULLY.
DEMO – Fire Hydrant Operation
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