This video details the use of a second engine to boost the water supply through a hydrant assist valve after the first due engine performed a forward hose lay.
Thank you for these videos. As a new FF I'm still learning the basics of how these kinds of operations go. Seeing it in action along with an explanation is very helpful.
During my career we called them 4-way valves and they work great, especially in areas where you have and use hydrants a lot, and run two-piece engine companies (or single engines that are used to working one as attack and one as supply). Great tool.
Hypothetically, if the hydrant is only capable of 1500gpm, how is robbing water from the same outlet port going to increase water output? Your utilizing the same GPM …
Thank you for these videos. As a new FF I'm still learning the basics of how these kinds of operations go. Seeing it in action along with an explanation is very helpful.
During my career we called them 4-way valves and they work great, especially in areas where you have and use hydrants a lot, and run two-piece engine companies (or single engines that are used to working one as attack and one as supply). Great tool.
Good class now i have to sell it to the brass is there any benefits with iso
Good stuff thank you for posting
Hypothetically, if the hydrant is only capable of 1500gpm, how is robbing water from the same outlet port going to increase water output? Your utilizing the same GPM …
You arent increasing volume, you are increasing pressure for long hose lays.
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