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When is hose tested |
On acceptance After operational use Yearly |
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What is the procedure for hose damaged at an incident |
Hose can be made safe temporarily using a hose bandage Hose should be replaced by another hose ASAP Overhand knot in both ends of hose to identify When making up, roll from the make coupling |
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What are the rules for care and repair of hoses |
Hose should be ramped when laid across road Hose should not be linked when under pressure Hose should not be made up when frozen Hose should be under run and cleaned before stowing |
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What sort of coupling is used on 90/150mm hose |
Storz couplings Interlocking coupling connected by using 2 storz spanners |
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What are the couplings on 45/70mm hose |
Instantaneous hose couplings 65mm internal diameter |
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Stats for 150mm & hard auction hose |
150mm - 50m, 10m, 5m lengths Hard Suction - 2.44m, 100mm diameter, 2x carried on appliance, used for lifting from open water, designed to withstand atmospheric pressure |
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What are the stats of the hosereel |
each length of hose is 18.3m 4 lenghts of hose per reel connected to Delta 100 branch via Macdonalds coupling 22mm internal diameter 2x hosereel per appliance |
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How much hose is carried on a frontline appliance? |
10x 70mm 4x 45mm with 50% held in reserve on station 2x hosereel, 4 lengths of hose on each drum |
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What is the stats of 45/70mm hose |
45mm - 23m long, 9kg, max pressure 15 bar 70mm - 23m long, 15kg, max pressure 15 bar |
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What are the stats of 90mm hose |
30m, 23.5kg, max pressure 15 bar - carried on hose laying units, up to 4000m on each appliance |
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Explain 90mm hose adaptor kit |
Used to connect storz couplings to instantaneous couplings Kit contains: 2m 90mm hose - storx one end, female instantaneous other end Instantaneous to storz adaptor carried in red nato box |
