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2. Standpipe (firefighting) - Wikipedia

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   External access point for fire sprinkler and dry standpipe at a building in San Francisco, US Antique wet standpipe preserved at Edison and Ford Winter Estates. A standpipe or riser is a type of rigid water piping which is built into multi-story buildings in a vertical position, or into bridges in a horizontal position, to which fire hoses can be connected, allowing manual application of water ...

3. Fire hydrant - Wikipedia

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   Fire hydrant in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States. A fire hydrant, fireplug, [1] firecock (archaic), [2] hydrant riser or Johnny Pump [3] [better source needed] is a connection point by which firefighters can tap into a water supply. It is a component of active fire protection.

4. Frostproof, Florida - Wikipedia

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   Frostproof is a city in Polk County, Florida, United States. The city is located in southern Polk County on the Lake Wales Ridge . It is part of the Lakeland – Winter Haven Metropolitan Statistical Area .

5. Hydrant - Wikipedia

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   A hydrant is an outlet from a fluid main often consisting of an upright pipe with a valve attached, from which fluid (e.g. water or fuel) can be tapped. Depending on the fluid involved, the term may refer to: Fire hydrant for firefighting water supply; Flushing hydrant for cleaning water mains

6. Fire sprinkler system - Wikipedia

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   Systems can be installed during initial construction, or retrofitted. Some communities have laws requiring residential sprinkler systems, especially where large municipal hydrant water supplies ("fire flows") are not available. Nationwide in the United States, one and two-family homes generally do not require fire sprinkler systems, although ...

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8. Flushing hydrant - Wikipedia

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   A flushing hydrant is a hydrant that is used for flushing a water line of silt, rust, debris, or stagnant water. Many water utilities use standard fire hydrants for flushing their lines. Specialized flushing hydrants are often smaller and less expensive than a fire hydrant to reduce cost where fire fighting use is not needed or practical.

9. Sprue (manufacturing) - Wikipedia

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   Bronze casting showing sprue and risers. A sprue is a large diameter vertical channel through which liquid material is introduced into a mold. It connects the pouring basin to the runner.