• AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    The fire hydrant stops at the red paint. You can see where it bolts to the water main. The rest of the piping is the city water system.

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        3 months ago

        It looks like you’re right for at least a couple of those examples. That’s cool, I learned something today. So what’s up with the bolts at the base? I guess the valve part slides into the main pipe so they can easily replace it when needed?

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          3 months ago

          They are universal. You ca. either have the valve right there in fair weather places, or you use extensions to make it below a 2’ 4’ or 8’ frost line.

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            3 months ago

            I’d imagine it also makes repairs easier. Say a car hits a fire hydrant. It’s really only going to damage the part above ground. Having that part bolted on means you don’t have to dig out and replace the entire thing.