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      04-11-2014, 06:17 AM   #22
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Originally Posted by MickAv8r View Post
That valve is not a three port tee. Its a hydra-assist. It allows them to hook up a second pumper in a closed loop to increase the water pressure to the primary pumper. One side goes to the pumper, the other is the return feed from the pumper. The water then goes straight out to the fire/primary pumper.
Looks like a regular dry-barrel hydrant to me with three ports (I wasn't referring to the valve). The fire department decided to use the larger storzs quick connector on the 5" main and run the hose through the rich-boy's illegally parked BMW. Had that been the Chief's wife's car, they'd gone off the side port to the pumper.
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