Double-Jacket Fire Hose, EPDM Liner

A double-jacket attack and supply hose for high-pressure firefighting: fire brigades, industrial fire teams, refinery and plant fire water systems, and emergency water delivery. Two woven jackets, one inside the other, carry the pressure and protect the hose from abrasion when it is dragged over concrete, gravel and debris.

Construction

• Liner: EPDM rubber — resists heat, ozone, ageing, abrasion and a broad range of chemicals, and keeps a smooth bore for flow
• Reinforcement: double woven jacket
• Outer jacket: coated for UV, weather and abrasion resistance and low water absorption
• Colour: red

Why double jacket

The second jacket raises the pressure the hose can carry, adds abrasion protection and keeps the hose serviceable if the outer jacket is cut. It is the usual choice for attack lines and supply lines on industrial sites where hoses are dragged hard and used often.

Care and testing

• Lay the hose out without kinks before charging it, and open the hydrant or pump valve slowly to avoid pressure surge.
• Keep it away from hot surfaces, sharp edges and dragged loads; use hose bridges where vehicles cross.
• After use, drain it, wash off oil, foam concentrate and mud, and let the jacket dry before it is rolled or racked.
• Store it out of direct sunlight, away from chemicals and in a dry place, rolled or flaked as your equipment requires.
• Inspect the jacket, liner and coupling bands before use, and service-test hoses at the interval your fire code sets — annually is common practice.

How to order

Send the bore, the length per hose (fire hose is usually supplied in 15, 20, 25 or 30 m lengths), the couplings and the standard your site, insurer or authority requires. We confirm construction, pressure rating and compliance before quoting, and supply hoses coupled, banded and pressure tested on request.