Adapters

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Adapters Connect your hose to any fire hydrant or water source with a corresponding adapter. Also known as a fitting, adapters create a secure connection between a fire hose and a pipe, pump, hydrant or ball shutoff with a different diameter or thread. This allows access to more water sources, making it easier to fight blazes wherever a department is called. Our pipe and hydrant adapters are ideal for fire departments as well as industrial workplaces and residential settings. To quickly deliver water and extinguish the blaze, turn to Fire Safety USA for all standard fire hose adapter configurations. Find the right fire hydrant hose adapter and pipe fitting hardware from leading brands like Harrington and Kochek. They're made of durable, corrosion-resistant materials for repeated high-level performance. Many sizes are also available. Read more below about the options for fire hose quick connect fittings and adapters so you choose the correct hardware. Types of Fire Hose Adapters Because of the different municipal standards and connection needs, there are many fire-fitting solutions. Fire hose fittings include the following combinations: Double-female adapters feature a swivel ball-bearing design made of metal. They're most often used to connect shorter adapters and hoses with the same fitting type or to add in-line accessories. Double-male adapters are rigid metal connectors. These fittings are excellent for ball valves and Y-valves whether of the same size or a different size. Male-to-female adapters feature a rigid or swivel configuration made of metal. They are what is most often used to "step up" or "step down" between hoses and outlets of different diameters and thread types. Storz adapters are known as a sexless coupling or fitting. Rather than adapt an existing thread, each has a screw-on design that attaches to a pipe, hydrant or another water source with an identical diameter. Due to this format, fire departments typically use four- or five-inch Storz adapte