INDEX INDEX AMERICAN - DARLING AMERICAN - DARLING 5-1/4” B-84-B-5 FIRE HYDRANT 5-1/4” B-84-B-5 FIRE HYDRANT Page Page INTRODUCTION AND HISTORY INTRODUCTION AND HISTORY......................................................1B-2 1B-2 ORDERING ORDERING Dimensions: Dimensions: ...
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B-84-B-5 B-84-B-5 hydrant has all the features you hydrant has all the features you expect from a high quality re hydrant. The epoxy expect from a high quality re hydrant. The epoxy...
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7. Listed by Underwriters Laboratories Inc. and Approved by FM Approvals at 200 psig in allowable congurations. allowable congurations. 8. Certied to NSF/ANSI Standard 61-G. 8. Certied to NSF/ANSI Standard 61-G. AMERICAN AMERICAN Flow Control Flow Control Page 1B-3 Page 1B-3 American-Darli American-Darling 5-1/4” B-84-B-5 ng 5-1/4” B-84-B-5 Hydrant Hydrant ...
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B-84-B-5 DIMENSIONS, OPTIONAL BASES B-84-B-5 DIMENSIONS, OPTIONAL BASES AMERICAN AMERICAN Flow Control Flow Control Page 1B-4 Page 1B-4 American-Darli American-Darling 5-1/4” B-84-B-5 ng 5-1/4” B-84-B-5 Hydrant Hydrant ...
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B-84-B-5 OPERATING NUT SIZES B-84-B-5 OPERATING NUT SIZES American-Darling American-Darling Nut Shape Nut Shape Nut No. Nut No. Pentagon “B” Pentagon “B” Hexagon “C” Hexagon “C” Triangle “D” Triangle “D” AMERICAN AMERICAN Flow Control Flow Control ...
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Flanged base base Deduct Deduct for for Two hose nozzles only - 25 o hose nozzles only - 25 AMERICAN AMERICAN Flow Control Flow Control Page 1B-7 Page 1B-7 American-Darli American-Darling 5-1/4” B-84-B-5 ng 5-1/4” B-84-B-5 Hydrant Hydrant ...
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B-84-B-5 FRICTION LOSS CURVE B-84-B-5 FRICTION LOSS CURVE 5-1/4" B-84-B-5 5-1/4" B-84-B-5 Hydrant Flow vs. Friction Loss Hydrant Flow vs. Friction Loss ) ) G G I I S S P P ( ( S S S...
® ® AMERICAN Flow Control AMERICAN Flow Control AMERICAN-DARLING 5-1/4” B-84-B-5 FIRE HYDRANT AMERICAN-DARLING 5-1/4” B-84-B-5 FIRE HYDRANT SUBMITTAL SHEET SUBMITTAL SHEET City City Specication: Specication: _____________________________ _____________________________ Quantity: Quantity: _________________________________ _________________________________ Direction Direction Open: Open:...
The use drains if they are to remain operable. drains if they are to remain operable. of AMERICAN Flow Control Series 2500 Resilient of AMERICAN Flow Control Series 2500 Resilient When rst installed, the hydrant should be oper ...
B-84-B-5 TESTING B-84-B-5 TESTING AMERICAN AMERICAN Flow Flow Control Control recommends recommends follow follow General General Inspection Inspection Installation Installation Guidelines Guidelines outlined outlined AWWA Manual M17 for Installation, Field Testing, and Maintenance of Fire Hydrants and/or as recommended below. ANSI/AWWA Manual M17 for Installation, Field Testing, and Maintenance of Fire Hydrants and/or as recommended below.
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B-84-B-5 OPERATION, INSPECTION, AND MAINTENANCE B-84-B-5 OPERATION, INSPECTION, AND MAINTENANCE Operation Operation AMERICAN AMERICAN...
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Maintenance Maintenance AMERICAN Flow Control strongly recommends that you follow routine maintenance on re hydrants as outlined AMERICAN Flow Control strongly recommends that you follow routine maintenance on re hydrants as outlined in AWWA Manual M17 for Installation, Field Testing, and Maintenance of Fire Hydrants. The ease of operation and in AWWA Manual M17 for Installation, Field Testing, and Maintenance of Fire Hydrants.
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B-84-B-5 TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE B-84-B-5 TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE WARNING: Special care should be taken in the installation, inspection and repair of pressure containing WARNING: Special care should be taken in the installation, inspection and repair of pressure containing...
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B-84-B-5 TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE B-84-B-5 TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE Problem Problem Solution Solution Operating Operating extremely extremely hard hard turn. turn. Try to turn the operating nut. If the nut turns, carefully Try to turn the operating nut. If the nut turns, carefully...
B-84-B-5 PARTS LIST B-84-B-5 PARTS LIST AMERICAN AMERICAN Flow Control Flow Control Page 1B-16 Page 1B-16 American-Darli American-Darling 5-1/4” B-84-B-5 ng 5-1/4” B-84-B-5 Hydrant Hydrant ...
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B-84-B-5 PARTS LIST B-84-B-5 PARTS LIST Material Material Housing Housing Cover Cover Screw Screw Plated Steel Plated Steel Housing Housing Cover Cover Gasket Gasket Fiber Fiber Housing Housing Gasket Gasket Composition Rubber ...
B-84-B-5 PARTS LIST B-84-B-5 PARTS LIST Material Material Drain Drain Ring Ring Gasket Gasket Composition Rubber Composition Rubber Barrel Barrel Gasket Gasket Composition Rubber Composition Rubber Valve Valve Gray Iron Gray Iron ...
B-84-B-5 REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS B-84-B-5 REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS Disassembling the Hydrant Disassembling the Hydrant WARNING: Special care should be taken in the installation, inspection and repair of pressure containing WARNING: Special care should be taken in the installation, inspection and repair of pressure containing...
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B-84-B-5 REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS B-84-B-5 REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS Reassembling the Hydrant Reassembling the Hydrant WARNING: Special care should be taken in the installation, inspection and repair of pressure containing WARNING: Special care should be taken in the installation, inspection and repair of pressure containing...
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B-84-B-5 TRAFFIC DAMAGE REPAIR B-84-B-5 TRAFFIC DAMAGE REPAIR WARNING: Special care should be taken in the installation, inspection and repair of pressure containing WARNING: Special care should be taken in the installation, inspection and repair of pressure containing...
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Flow Control recommended food grade grease. Flow Control recommended food grade grease. cap and hydrostatically test the hydrant. cap and hydrostatically test the hydrant. AMERICAN AMERICAN Flow Control Flow Control Page 1B-22 Page 1B-22 American-Darli American-Darling 5-1/4” B-84-B-5 ng 5-1/4” B-84-B-5 Hydrant Hydrant ...
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Note: Removal of the 4 in. and 5 in. Storz hydrant nozzle requires the use of the hinged pumper nozzle requires the use of the hinged pumper nozzle retainer wrench (AMERICAN Flow Control nozzle retainer wrench (AMERICAN Flow Control Part No. 82766).
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Place washer over the nozzle and against the O-ring. NOTE: Where grease is specied, use an NOTE: Where grease is specied, use an AMERICAN Flow Control recommended food AMERICAN Flow Control recommended food Thread retainer onto the hose nozzle and hand...
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Procedure Procedure 5-1/4” B-84-B-5 5-1/4” B-84-B-5 hydrant is extended at the hydrant is extended at the Close hydrant valve. It is considered safe practice to Close hydrant valve. It is considered safe practice to barrel ange above the ground line, eliminating barrel ange above the ground line, eliminating...
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Friction loss not to exceed 3.0 psig at 1000 gpm through 4-1/2 in. pumper nozzle. through 4-1/2 in. pumper nozzle. Hydra Hydrants shall be nts shall be equal to AMERICAN Flow Control's equal to AMERICAN Flow Control's American-Darli American-Darling 5-1/4 ng 5-1/4 in. B-84-B-5 B-84-B-5 re hydrant.
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