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Permalink Reply by Paul Spencer on May 9, 2011 at 1:09pm

It would require a new piece of equipment but… With a flow meter you can route the water through hose anywhere you want. There is some limitation to how much hose you can put on and still get a reasonable hydrant test. If it is really fragile where the hydrant is then you can hook the hydrant to an empty Tender(Tanker) and do the hydrant test into the Tender. Remember that a valid hydrant test is done with 20 psi residual pressure at the hydrant. The flow meter makes life so much easier…



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Permalink Reply by Timothy J. Gaffney, Jr. on May 9, 2011 at 1:48pm

Can also use a diffuser where it'll angle the water away from the property and can mist it. Believe Darley sells that.

Permalink Reply by Mark Poznanski on May 17, 2011 at 3:39am

I too was thinking on the line of a diffuser. I wonder if the property owners would welcome a flow test, if it ensured a working hydrant if...oh say the home they lived was on fire? I certainly understand the damage point...the scales seem to go in favor of a little damage/to save property/lives.

Permalink Reply by Russ on May 25, 2011 at 8:37am

thanks

Permalink Reply by Russ on May 25, 2011 at 8:38am

thanks