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FIRE HYDRANT

SERVICE & FLOW TESTING

A properly functioning fire hydrant saves lives and firefighters assume that all hydrants are in good working order. Properly maintaining your fire hydrant on your private property is the law and is the responsibility of the owner.

Flow Testing Services include:

  • Fire Hydrant Flow Testing

  • Colour Coding & Painting

  • Rural Dry Hydrant Testing & Drafting Reports

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ANNUAL INSPECTIONS INCLUDE:

  • Static Pressure Testing

  • Valve Operation

  • Flushing

  • Colour Coding

  • Restoration / Painting

  • Barrel Extensions

  • Snow Markers

  • Lubrication

  • Repairs

Arrangement of firefighting nozzles, couplings, and tools on concrete surface.

Liquid Logics offers fire hydrant flow testing for both future development and existing distribution systems. We provide accurate data to engineers and designers for water distribution systems and fire protection systems.

Red and blue fire hydrant on grassy lawn with fallen leaves, situated in front of a brick house with windows and shrubs.

An alarming number of hydrants are susceptible to freezing in the winter months. Proper maintenance and inspection can help reduce this risk. Insurance underwriters and municipalities often require annual inspections for proper operation and request flow testing on a three to five year basis.

Construction worker next to equipment with metal pipe, concrete barrier, and fire department connection sign on gravel site with trees.
Workers conducting maintenance on a parking lot drainage system with a vacuum truck and green hose, surrounded by orange cones near an auto center.
A shaded area with picnic tables under a large tree beside a parking lot, featuring a yellow safety bollard and a red water valve. Freshly dug soil patches are visible on the ground.
Red fire hydrant on grass near "No Parking Fire Route" sign, adjacent to large truck in parking lot; surrounded by greenery.
Yellow fire hydrant with detached valve component on grassy surface.
Red and blue fire hydrant on green grass near a brick building wall with a window.
Van labeled "LIQUIDLOGICS" performing hydrant testing with a water hose. Snowy landscape with an orange traffic cone.
Exploded view diagram of a fire hydrant with labeled parts and components.
Fire hydrant with "Big Boy Hose Monster" attachment releasing water
A fire hydrant installation site with tools scattered around, including a red fire hydrant under construction, a toolbox with various wrenches and sockets, a drill, and other equipment on grassy soil.
A worker installing or repairing a red fire hydrant in a hole, using tools. There is a shovel and dirt pile nearby on grass, indicating recent digging.

Colour coding helps to identify a private hydrant from a municipal hydrant, and also indicates the rate of flow, giving firefighters important information in the event of a fire.

Orange

B

500-999 GPM

Flow @ 20 psi residual

colour

class

1500 GPM+

Blue

AA

1000-1499 GPM

Green

A

Below 500 GPM

Red

C

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