Fire hydrant to garden hose connector

[Mikey P]

Just in case..

 

[Dolly Llama]

do you carry the 600ft of garden hose run to across the street and down the block

and the bigazz wrench too?

..L.T.A.

 

[hogjowl]

It’s called a spanner
At least it is down here
Lunch pails should know this

 

[Mikey P]

Eckman gave it to me..

He moved to Ashville NC today...

 

[Dolly Llama]

It’s called a spanner

it's not a normal spanner
(they won't work due to 5 sided nuts specific to hydrant and curb box water mains )
needs to be a hydrant wrench ...and the bigger the better

..L.T.A.

 

[hogjowl]

It’s still called a spanner
Idiot

 

[BIG WOOD]

Show us a vid of how to attach and turn the water on

 

[Sierra Clean Care]

Eckman gave it to me..

He moved to Ashville NC today...

Had tacos, and way too many tequila shots, and margaritas with Jimbo…
A very memorable night for sure.
The guy has a great personality and some cool stories…

 

[Dolly Llama]

Show us a vid of how to attach and turn the water on

don't need a vid

unscrew/take off the side cap, screw on the thingie Eck made.
turn on the water by turning the nut on top of hydrant


..L.T.A.

 

[Nomad74]

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[Papa John]

You will need to have a permit from the water company which should include a water meter on the set-up; otherwise, you are stealing water.
I use to have such a set-up.

 

[Cleanworks]

I highly doubt you are allowed to use a hydrant at all without special permits.

 

[Desk Jockey]

I highly doubt you are allowed to use a hydrant at all without special permits.

$250.00 to $1000.00 fine for using water for a non-fire related usage.

Check your city before you use it.

 

[Kenny Hayes]

I think it’s 10 yrs in the electric chair here

 

[The Great Oz]

Hooking a garden hose to a hydrant should be preceded by "Hold my beer."

 

[Mikey P]

I highly doubt you are allowed to use a hydrant at all without special permits.

Its northern Nevada, wtf would ever notice

 

[Jim Pemberton]

Hooking a garden hose to a hydrant should be preceded by "Hold my beer."

I would love to see one of our "how do I know the difference between a male and a female quick connect" cleaners try to hook up to one of those.

I can't see anything going wrong here

 

[Dolly Llama]

you don't have to open the valve all the way
....unless you need 500-1500 gpm flow

If I can understand this,
They're not high PSI, just mega flow rate

https://www.firehosedirect.com/Shared/upload/Diffuser.pdf

appears the PSI isn't all that great and wouldn't burst a garden hose
(fire truck pumps is what boosts the PSI)


donno if many CC'ing jobs would be worth the PITA though.

"Is there water anywhere in the facility?
OK, lemmie know when there is"

..L.T.A.

 

[Mikey P]

I highly doubt Eckman ever used it...

 

[Desk Jockey]

Its northern Nevada, wtf would ever notice

There are laws you know. It's not the Wild Wild West, even in a SHIT-hole state like NV.

 

[Dolly Llama]

I highly doubt Eckman ever used it...

at least not regular.


Been in the Asherville area.
The area is quite a contrast from dry desert mountains to the misty mountains of the Smokeys

Enjoy your retirement Eck!!!

..L.T.A.

 

[BIG WOOD]

Nope, that'd sure burst my 3/8" air hose that I use to fill my tank

 

[Nomad74]

You guys take all the fun out of everything.

 

[Dolly Llama]

Nope, that'd sure burst my 3/8" air hose that I use to fill my tank

every air hose I've ever seen is rated 125psi or better

..L.T.A.

 

[Sierra Clean Care]

If a guy has to hook up to a fire hydrant for water, you better re-examine your business model…

 

[hogjowl]

Why?

 

[Kenny Hayes]

I’m curious, (not very) do you use them occasionally I suppose?

 

[hogjowl]

No, of course not

 

[Desk Jockey]

Why?

You've done it?
It would be bad publicity with a cop giving you a ticket for being ignorant.

But...I suppose you're use to getting them being ignorant.

 

[hogjowl]

Never done it
I just want to know why doing it would indicate a bad “business model”?