Premium polyester double jacket, polyurethane extruded thru-the-weave lined supply hose
SUMMARY:
Hose shall be manufactured in the United States to NFPA 1960 and ISO 9001:2015 quality management system standards and craftsmanship. Hose must meet or exceed NFPA testing requirements and be free from defects in materials and workmanship.
MANUFACTURER:
The hose must be domestically sourced, woven, extruded, assembled, coupled, and tested in an ISO 9001:2015 certified facility in the United States, which shall constitute the product’s country of origin.
JACKET:
The outer jacket must be woven with 100% synthetic polyester yarns. Ring spun staple yarn must be used in the warp (lengthwise) ends (yarns). Filament, open end, or entangled warp yarn must not be used. The weft (filler or radial yarns) must be made of high tenacity, low stretch filament yarn, and must be interwoven with and be completely covered by the warp ends. No weft yarn shall be visible.
LINING:
The liner (waterway) must be polyurethane extruded thru-the-weave. The polyurethane must completely encapsulate all the yarns and fibers on both sides of the reinforcement jacket and penetrate through the jacket. No polyurethane applied by a hot melt process into or onto the inner liner surface of the reinforcement fabric will be permitted, nor will the use of an adhesive or backing to secure a tube lining. The liner must be guaranteed not to delaminate for the life of the hose and manufactured in the United States.
PROTECTIVE TREATMENT (OPTIONAL):
Dura-Cote™ protective treatment may be specified for application to outer jacket. Protective treatment must be Advanced Acrylic Urethane Hybrid material that is force applied—not sprayed—and cross-linked via a high temperature curing process and available in NFPA standard colors.
TEMPERATURE FLEXIBILITY:
The hose must remain flexible at temperatures -40° F to 150° F (-40°C to 65°C).
FOAM OPERATION:
The hose must be approved for use with CAFS and foam solutions.
POTABLE WATER:
The hose shall be approved for use with potable water.
WEIGHT:
Hose must be measured dry coupled 50’ lengths. Weight must not exceed:
4” - 50 LBS
5” - 64.5 LBS
6” - 86 LBS
SERVICE, PROOF, BURST PRESSURES:
Hose must meet the following pressures; service (300 psi), proof (600 psi), and burst (900 psi).
FLOW & FRICTION LOSS:
When requested, friction loss test results shall be provided to the customer.
ABRASIAN RESISTANCE:
The hose must withstand 38,500+ abrasion cycles (Taber H-22 wheel) without jacket damage.
STANDARDS:
The hose must meet or exceed all performance requirements of NFPA 1960 (1961). The hose must be classified as Type 2 in accordance with UL-19, latest revision dated February 5, 2025.
QUALITY ASSURANCE PROVISIONS:
Hose manufacturer must maintain a current ISO 9001:2015 certified Quality Management System, covering the entire manufacturing process—from design and raw material procurement to weaving, extrusion, assembly, testing, and delivery.
HYDROSTATIC TESTING:
Each coupled hose must undergo hydrostatic proof testing by the manufacturer and meet NFPA 1961 (latest edition) standards. Test certification must be provided with each length.
IDENTIFICATION AND MARKING:
Each hose must have a unique barcode on the coupling per NFPA 1962, linking to manufacturing and test records. The manufacturer must maintain a customer-accessible electronic database for the hose’s service life. Hoses must also be marked with the manufacturer’s name, date, origin, and “Service Test to ___ PSI per NFPA requirements.”
COUPLINGS:
All coupled hose must be assembled with couplings sourced in the United States and must meet or exceed NFPA 1963 - latest edition.
WARRANTY:
The fire hose must have a two-year “all hazard” warranty against any damage incurred during firefighting operations, a ten-year warranty against manufacturing defects, and a lifetime warranty against liner delamination.