Breeching inlets are installed outside the building or any easily accessible area in the building for fire brigade personnel to access the inlet. This inlet is used by the fire brigade personnel to access water. It is normally dry but is used to pump water by charging using fire fighting equipment.
They are installed outside the building or any easily accessible area in the building which makes it easier for the fire brigade personnel to access the inlet. Fire brigade personnel access the waterline using it. Normally it remains dry but is used by pump water by charging using fire fighting equipment. Fire brigade breeching inlet should definitely be installed in a building fitted with inlet connection at Civil Defense access level and outlet connection at specified points, which is normally dry but capable of being charged with water by pumping from fire service appliances. Normally there are two types of inlet breeching available, one is 2-way another is 4-way. The 2-way version has 2 x 2½” Instantaneous male non-return valve inlets and a 4″ outlet while the 4-way inlet breeching has 4 x 2½” Instantaneous male non-return valve inlets and a 6 outlet along with 1″ drain valve.
Breeching inlets are mostly suitable for installation on dry risers only. They are manufactured with care for complying with safety standards comprising of male instantaneous connections, drain valves, and non-return valves. The breeching inlets and its fittings are suitable for a normal working pressure of 10 bar. Materials which are used for manufacturing the breeching inlets conforms to the standard requirement. The body is cast out from spheroidal graphite iron and the inlets are made of gunmetal and copper alloy parts with bronze spring, stainless steel locknut, washer, etc. The inside part of the breeching inlet bodies is coated with “black” epoxy cold tar paint which is a good anti-corrosion protection. The inlet blank caps are rubber with chrome chain. You can also get Brass or gunmetal blank caps from us upon request.
