Winter Firefighting Guide: Fire Hose Tips and Safety Practices
Winter is here! Learn essential hose care, safety tips, and best practices to keep your crew safe and water flowing.
The 8D™ Hose
8D™
Snap-tite’s 8D™ is a premium quality, industrial grade, double jacketed hose with a lightweight EPDM (Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomer) rubber liner and a maximum operating pressure of 400 psi (2758 kPa). The outside jacket utilizes a tight weave that is less likely to “catch” while dragging through the work site and helps to reduce kinking at low pressures, keeping the flow constant. The EPDM liner is inert to most chemicals, is inherently ozone resistant, and won’t degrade or crack. 8D™ also has a wide temperature range; capable of being used both at a mine in Alaska or a construction site in Arizona.
Attack Hose
Features & Benefits
- Double jacketed EPDM rubber lined hose made from 100% high tensile strength polyester yarn.
- Optional Dura-Cote™ treatment greatly increases abrasion, heat, flame and petrochemical resistance while virtually eliminating water pick-up. When treated, 8D™ is protected from mildew and no drying is required.
- Hose remains flexible to temperatures as low as -40°F (-40°C) and is resistant to ozone, oxidation, and most chemicals or petroleum products.
- Excellent for tough applications such as construction sites, mines and industrial firefighting.
- Available with aluminum or brass couplings.
- Made in USA to ISO-9001:2015 certified quality assurance system
Hose Sizing and Testing Standards
For specific data, please view and download the technical data sheet.
Unmatched Versatility:
- Attack
- Dura-Coat Treatment
- USA Made
- 10-year warranty
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