Dry Fire Hydrant Design #32 - Bridge Mount Installation - Tuftonboro, New Hampshire
By President Mark Davis
August 6, 2020
Earlier this week we were able to finish up the installation of our bridge mount dry fire hydrant in Tuftonboro, New Hampshire. The project had been in the works for about a year but installation was delayed due to the pandemic. The bridge is owned by the Town of Tuftonboro and the project was funded by the Tuftonboro Fire Rescue Department. Installation took about a day and the flow test proved quite impressive at 1306 gpm! The key to success on this installation was the lift and the big pumper.
The suction head and strainer were ETT and system used our angle mount brackets. The local fire department already has about 20 or so dry hydrant sites and this one adds another to the cadre.
Site assessment photo from 2018.
Site assessment photo. Determining ownership of the bridge is important.
While the bridge has suffered some weathering, it remains structurally sound for our type of installation.
The short length of suction hose is ideal for this type of operation.
The installation used out angle-mount design that attaches to the guard rail posts.
One of our top performing installations at 1306 gpm. Plenty of good clean water available.
