Fire Hydrant Opening Tool

Explained has been of value and that you now understand that opening a fire hydrant is a serious business and not something to do when you just need a little water.

Fire hydrant opening tool.

Opening the valve partially can cause serious damage to the fire hydrant and carries a risk of injury to you. The 4579 wrench can also be used to operate standard 1 5 and 1 25 pentagon fire hydrant nuts. Generally fire hydrant valves need to be turned counter clockwise to open. The tool will also open standard 70mm caps on 5 gallon foam concentrate pails and the large and small threaded plugs on 55 gallon drums.

If you open a fire hydrant without following the proper process then you may find yourself in serious trouble there are fines and even jail time for. Open the tools menu in your browser. Bon heavy duty adjustable fire hydrant wrench has an overall length of 12 in. It is crucial that you open the valve slowly and fully.

Identify the opening valve and use the special pentagonal hydrant tool to open the fire hydrant s valve. In addition there are two different sized slots incorporated into the wrench handle for use as a gas cock shut off. It is designed for use on pin or rocker lug couplings. The wrench can be used to operate standard 1 3 4 in.

This may be called tools or use an icon like the cog or menu bars. Watch fire hydrant opening demo and other firefighting tools videos on firerescue1. The tool will also open standard 70mm caps on 5 gallon foam concentrate pails and the large and small threaded plugs on 55 gallon drums.