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How To Choose The Best Fire Hose Nozzle To Buy

By Molly Morse


Many people visit car wash garages and all they care about is for their cars to be cleaned. The least they know is that their car will be cleaned with a hose pipe. However, it is important to know that the pressure that is exerted for the car to be cleaned is from a fire hose nozzle. It basically is connected to the main pipe that is also connected to a pump.

There is a certain modification of the nozzle that makes it favorable for its function. This modification is about its thick walls and a very tiny opening to accompany it. This is for the purpose of pressure. High pressure is required for the fluid that is being pumped as it requires maximum pressure. And basically this is what the small opening and the thick wall's job.

There are different types of nozzles. Each of these types have one or another feature that another one will not be having. Some of them have handles for the purpose of water regulation. The ones with handles are simpler to use than those that do not have any handles. The handle helps to open the path of the water when it is pulled and then path is closed when it is released. Valves tend to be complex to operate.

This type of nozzle is very essential in very many different fields. One of them is the one stated above to do with car washes. Fire extinguishers also require it for their proper functioning. The connection is done to the fire hose pipe. The foam passes through it after it has passed through the hose pipe. There is also a way that it can be detached from the extinguisher after use or can as well remain there permanently.

On the extreme, these nozzles can come in very handy to handle rowdy protesters. The ones used for this purpose are mostly bigger ones. They are usually connected to hose pipes that are also fixed on big trucks. It is the water from these trucks that is used to disperse the crowd. It comes with so much pressure that the crowds get scared and immediately disperse.

The nozzles are also made of different materials. Metallic ones as well as plastic ones are available in the, market. The texture of the plastic one is however very hard as it is supposed to withstand very high pressures. The light ones that break easily are not favorable for such.

For those that are metallic, the metal mainly used is brass. Rust is the main aspect considered. Brass is a mixture of copper and iron. This is then main reason why brass is does not rust. However when brass is exposed to oxidizing agents it can only tarnish. There is also a solution for this tarnish which is polishing it.

In conclusion, the fire hose nozzle is available in different shopping outlets. Examples include supermarkets and also hardware shops. In these outlets, the prices of the nozzles differ, mainly depending on their material. Mostly, brass made ones are expensive than the ones made of plastic. The place where they are bought also matters since some of them tend to be more expensive than others.




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