This standard describes post-type, dry-barrel fire hydrants with compression shutoff (opening against or with the pressure) or gate shutoff for use in fire protection service in all climates, including those where freezing occurs. Major changes made to the standard in this revision include the...
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This standard describes post-type, dry-barrel fire hydrants with compression shutoff (opening against or with the pressure) or gate shutoff for use in fire protection service in all climates, including those where freezing occurs. Major changes made to the standard in this revision include the following: added definition for "trench depth" in Section 3; added provision for non-threaded connection (Sec. 4.6.3.3); deleted Sec. 4.6.4 Bury; revised Sec. 4.13.2 to provide for an inert, corrosion-resistant coating, such as epoxy; revised Sec. 4.13.3 to allow coating of hydrant inlet shoe with an inert, corrosion-resistant coating, such as epoxy; revised Sec. 4.13.4 to provide for an inert, corrosion-resistant coating, such as epoxy; Table 5 expanded to include loss of head at 2,000 gpm flow rates; and revise Maximum Permissible Loss of Head for Hydrants (Table 5).