City of Frisco Engineering Standards

SECTION 331219
FIRE HYDRANTS
PART 1 – GENERAL
1.01 DESCRIPTION
A. All material, labor, equipment, tools and superintendence necessary to furnish and install
Fire Hydrants in accordance with Public Works Construction Standards, NCTCOG, 4 th
Edition, Item 502.3.
1.02 REFERENCES
A. AWWA C502, AWWA Standard for Dry-Barrel Fire Hydrants, Latest Revision
B. Public Works Construction Standards, NCTCOG, 4 th Edition, Item 502.3
C. City of Frisco’s Standard Details for Fire Hydrants.
PART 2 – PRODUCTS
2.01 MATERIALS
A. Refer to Public Works Construction Standards, NCTCOG, 4 th Edition, Item 502.3.
B. Refer to City of Frisco’s Approved Material List.
C. Fire hydrants shall be Waterous Pacer 5 ¼” Model WB67-250 or American Darling 5 ¼”
Model B-84-B or approved equal.
D. Hydrant barrel inside diameter shall not be less than 7 ¼”.
E. All hydrants shall be equipped with two (2) hose nozzles and one (1) steamer nozzle. The
hose nozzles shall be two and one-half inches (2 ½”) nominal I.D. National Standard
Thread. Pumper nozzle shall be four inches (4”) nominal I.D. National Standard Thread.
All nozzles shall be mechanically attached.
F. All five hydrants shall open by turning to the left (counter-clockwise).
G. All hydrants shall be of the breakable type.
H. All hydrants shall have a 4 mil epoxy coating on the interior of the shoe.
PART 3 – EXECUTION
3.01 INSTALLATION
A. Refer to Public Works Construction Standards, NCTCOG, 4 th Edition, Item 502.3.2.
City of Frisco May 2012
Standard Technical Specification Fire Hydrants 331219-1