There are many benefits in using our services.
Money Savings
- Water that is wasted that could have been sold at retail price.
- The fuel for equipment that is used to flush the fire hydrant.
- The man-hours that is used during flushing.
- The wear and tear on equipment.
- Eliminate property damage.
- We use a timed throttling valve to eliminate
hammering effect on distribution lines
- By funneling the water through our four point
diffuser into the street eliminates wash outs.
Water Conservation
- Through our volume or time flush method, we flush the amount
that needs to be flushed.
- Standard flushing by hand typically flushes 8,000 gallons and
up, we can flush as low as 750 gallons a savings of 7,250 gallons and up.
Keep Properly Working Fire Hydrants
- Flushing all debris, rust and sediment to keep from seizing
fire hydrants.
- During flushing process spotting and fixing potential and/or
current problems.
- A substandard or nonfunctional fire hydrant could cost extra
structural damage or even worst, lives.
Helps City Water Quality
- We start at the center of the distribution system and continue
out (this keeps sediment working out).
- Removing stagnant water and sediment trapped in hydrant
lines reduces risk of contamination.
Use of Acquired Data
- Acquired data can assist in watching the integrity of
distribution lines
- Information is valuable to fireman knowing the volume of water
they have to work with when they are in needy situations
- Improve ISO ratings
- Have documentation for such things as TCEQ audits
- Exact amount of total water flushed is known
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