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Where is the hydrant main valve?

Where is the hydrant main valve?

Answer:

The intake valve of the upper and lower ring pipes of the riser of the fire hydrant is generally located at the highest and lowest floors.The general use of the valve rod flange gate valve.Hydrants, officially called fire hydrants, are a type of fixed fire fighting facilities, which control fuel, insulate fire and eliminate fire. Indoor fire hydrant and outdoor hydrant. The fire fighting system includes outdoor fire hydrant system, indoor fire hydrant system, fire extinguisher system, and some automatic sprinkler system, water gun system, gas fire extinguishing system, fire detection system, water mist system and so on. Fire hydrant mainly for fire engines from the municipal water supply network or outdoor fire water network to implement fire fighting, can also be directly connected to the hose, water gun fire extinguishing. Therefore, indoor and outdoor fire hydrant system is also one of the important fire fighting facilities.
There is a gate valve at the elbow below the hydrant
The fire hydrant generally has two sources, one is from the roof water tank, a water pump is from the housing, maintenance, should close the fire hydrant located on the riser inlet valve tube under the ring, generally located in the top and bottom, and then discharge, when the valve cannot be closed, the proposed closure of replenishment valve and the pressure stabilizing device of water tank, fire pump in manual state, drainage after maintenance. Watch out for fire.

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