The future fire hydrant

[@inferno]

And now you can buy the "key" for a hidrant for just 1,99 on aliexpress

[@gentlejake605]

No you mean wish 3 years late XD

[@inferno]

@@gentlejake605 i still reply tho

[@gentlejake605]

@@inferno lol true happy to hear your safe :) wish all well

[@inferno]

@@gentlejake605 I hope you can get through this covid bullshit safely and i hope you are doing fine with cash because that hit hard on most of the people.

[@gentlejake605]

@@inferno were doing alright ty for wish the best :) hope everything be be good and hope we can all get through this and all come together in the end

[@scottwitkowski1298]

Now there's a fire after an ice storm. Ice is packed in the socket hole. Or vandals disrupt the socket hole. This presents a problem which proves the antique better.

[@pumpkingamebox]

It would still be better to remodel the antique, perhaps with a better design. For a better water flow

[@imchris5000]

smear a little jb weld over the socket and its done

[@lenelelison]

@@pumpkingamebox was this on your recommended too? 😂

[@alec4672]

@@pumpkingamebox they have been already, continually. Even the biggest engines of NY or LA aren't restricted by a modern hydrant (by modern I mean 1980s or newer) the restriction in flow is in the pipes under the street. What makes you think current hydrants have a flow problem? Cause the guy selling his product told you they do? The guy that designed this lives in a warm climate and it definitely shows. Ice would be a real problem with these.

[@pumpkingamebox]

@@alec4672 Yeah, that was dumb of me to assume. Just found out recently hydrants have colors to designate how much water is pushed through. Never knew.

[@joseph-mariopelerin7028]

well... you'll impress me with a self driven fire hydrant as a futuristic feature...

[@7yxc]

tenders? maybe?

[@jaydenclayton5045]

That’s gonna be in the next patch in like...2041

[@kkhlufris]

A fire hydrant that follows u

[@joseph-mariopelerin7028]

@@kkhlufris Hahaha...

[@alexhami185]

Is it's a fire hydrant on wheels isn't that just another fire truck

[@Dudeitzmimi]

Seems like the same hydrant with just a different look

[@FFEMTB08]

It’s the exact same thing.

[@James68W]

BUT it only has one 5in and ONE 2.5in which is a downgrade from the standard 5in and 2x 2.5in

[@joseph-mariopelerin7028]

not quite actually... this one have more plastic... the valuable material of the future...

[@joseph-mariopelerin7028]

@Weston Harris yes sir!! made with Brando... full of electrolytes,

[@Mysteryskatin]

The hydrant doesn't really matter. It's the pipes feeding the hydrants.

[@joseph-mariopelerin7028]

the only known issue with fire hydrant i know of is when the reservoirs are low, the pressure is low...

[@firewalker1372]

The coefficient of the hydrant is also important to know.

[@DesignByKirk]

Oh wow ... are you an engineer?

[@joseph-mariopelerin7028]

@@DesignByKirk obviously... that why we are follower ...

[@Mysteryskatin]

@@DesignByKirk Depends on what kind of engineer you mean.

[@MCHFacts]

1:08 That somehow made me REAL thirsty

[@owenhorn7548]

same

[@Oziio_108]

So smooth

[@MarcLloydZ]

Made you thirsty, that made me wanna pee.

[@jonik320]

I wanna see more

[@wigwagstudios2474]

why isn’t there water porn

[@ironmatic1]

If it ain't broke, don't fix it!

[@Convex.]

it broke

[@liamhilt1822]

Ahh yes the moto of the fire service. "Don't change it" the horse drawn steam powered pumpers worked too.

[@owenhorn7548]

it is broke

[@kalijasin]

it’s an upgrade not a fix.

[@bfsgman]

@@kalijasin Some things don't need to be upgraded.

[@traderphil8006]

Love the shot at 1:13... they really made an effort to not show that the hydrant still doesn't allow for a perfect seal to the hose... even in 2015 (or whenever this video was shot)

[@ClebyHerris]

Every hose leaks. Go outside and wave your hose around for a bit (at some plants) and there will be water on the ground

[@fpscanada3862]

@@ClebyHerris he means from the connection. Sure it might be the hoses fault, but they definetely tried to cut that out of the shot.

[@CrispeeCrisps15]

@@fpscanada3862all hose connections leak

[@apatheticToad]

I really don't see much of a difference here. Seems to work exactly the same just a new paint job.

[@kkhlufris]

GTA haircuts Same body, different top

[@womjakchuck4850]

Definitely A warm climate hydrant. Wouldn't last a winter here between plows and backhoes scooping them out after a storm

[@the_expidition427]

It would work well in Florida

[@VZYBOI]

First of all, the fact that the main piece unscrews by hand, and considering fire hydrants sit for years and years and they're constantly exposed to water and will eventually start to rust, the threading would most likely strip and make it very hard to uncsrew by hand

[@bobgteen6496]

Righttt. Because they never ever ever get checked and tested as part off a fireman's job

[@MNDashcam]

The one thing with all of these Great inventions is they are overly complicated and expensive to make and the only way that the government will agree to buy something is if it is the cheapest most basic thing that is barely passable for its intended use.

[@xcruell]

How to make money out of nothing 101

[@mentalchoasgaming4020]

Finally, something new the dogs' can pee on

[@inspectorsteve2287]

some guy invented a quick connect to go on the old hydrants. it would be nice to get together with that guy and make the new hydrant quick connection instead of screwing the hose on

[@kkhlufris]

Click on, click off

[@billyboots3730]

Never understood why they still use threaded connections, on our boat all hydrant connections are 1/4 turn quick connections, much faster and no chance of stripping or crossthreading in a hurry

[@inspectorsteve2287]

@@billyboots3730 maybe it's a if it ain't broke don't fix it type of thing. Or last thing on the list during the annual budget meetings. It definitely would be easier

[@kenbrown2808]

@@inspectorsteve2287 how many of the old fire hydrants does the agency have, and how much per hydrant are they willing to pay to replace them all, just to make it marginally better?

[@WilliamL1988]

Cool to watch the Fiya Fightah's pump wooder from the new hydrant

[@jasonfoster9118]

I think he might be from Boiston

[@TheUncommonKIBBLES]

The old style works just fine and is more accessible to the community. no special tools required.

[@xQuantom]

is this not a special tool? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrant_wrench

[@Normal1855]

@@xQuantom this isn't France. The United States has 1 tool to open the hydrant. You could also use a pipe wrench, if needed.

[@xQuantom]

@@Normal1855 so you’re the person that’s ruining hydrants by rounding them off. And US hydrants need to be turned using a hydrant wrench.

[@dirtyharry5320]

If something has been the same for over 100 years, then there is a good reason for that.

[@jadsmvs8651]

The US should start by getting rid of male to female couplings and go with universal lugs on attack lines. Sure, you can't go bump bump to the pump anymore but you also get couplings on in half a second. You could actually keep doing bump bump to the pump by adding tactile indicators on the couplings too.

[@doomdude69]

So many experts on KZbin.

[@hunter10158]

It still doesn’t allow for a proper seal to the hose, and if all it takes is a quick left turn then unscrew by hand, i could give you multiple tools that can open that hydrant. Another point to make is that the hydrant isn’t the problem when it comes to how much water you get from the hydrant itself, it’s a matter of what size water main is connected to the hydrant to supply your water which is why hydrants are color coded

[@FFEMTB08]

Literally reinventing the wheel.... Don’t fix what’s not broke.

[@person3653]

WOW i never wouldve thought to make the hydrant more shiny and round

[@pqrstzxerty1296]

Nice time to get shares in the new fire hydrant makers

[@IgotGreens101]

They keep saying this hydrant gives them better Gallons Per Mintue (GPMs) to their truck..... the Hydrants have NOTHING to do what what pressure is coming out of the Hydrant.... They (are supposed to be) Color coordinated so a certain color means "X" flow but that doesnt really happen in the real world. There is also a reason why Hydrants haven't changed in decades..... Your just reinventing the wheel

[@Joshua79C]

I am not color blind but the only two colors I seen are Red or Yellow, but depending on how far away the hydrant is from the main supply provider then yeah there will some but not significant pressure loss, seeing as many truck are equipped to raise from the standard hydrant pressure to a higher pressure by onboard water compression system.. Edit (ammend): Like I said and those others mention, they are not color coded to pressure or volume, the only reason they are colored differently is for aesthetics.

[@IgotGreens101]

yea most cities dont really follow the color coding. I work for the water utility in my City and we paint all of ours silver....

[@chechnya]

IgotGreens101 With more bends and sharper turns, you get less flow. Perhaps the new design changes that? I doubt you'd see much of a difference.

[@assaelgallegos8651]

IgotGreens101 you aren't a fire fighter are you no so shut up cause you know nothing about being one

[@IgotGreens101]

Lol, no i'm not a Firefighter and this had NOTHING to do with being one... This is about the Fire Hydrant. I just happen to work for a very big water utility in Texas. We also just opened up one of the largest inland water desalination plants in the United States. I am but a simple Water/Wastewater Mechanic... With a "C" wastewater License and a "C" Groundwater license in the state of Texas. Now then, the Fire hydrant doesn't give them their pressure... the water pressure comes from the pumps that supply the line..... the Hydrant is literally a Valve that is it.... Open or Close. Now once the water is out of the Hydrant and into the fire truck they do use Booster pumps to increase their PSI to help fight fires. More GPMS = Higher PSI

[@saturnknight4573]

I'm glad they have resemblance to the classic fire hydrant

[@MNNski]

Interesting, where I am we are a small rural Fire Department and we don't use what people normally consider a fire hydrant. We have what are called dry hydrants. They are basically pipes that run to a nearby water source (stream, creak, river, lake, ect) and our trucks pump the water out from them. Not having a large central water system, these would not work for us, but would be great in cities.

[@keetguy]

5 years later and never seen one

[@macsdaddy3383]

What's a Boston Fireman to do once he retires from the department and moves to Florida? Invent the next generation fire hydrant of course!

[@tommytwogloves16]

I doubt he served at all.

[@Hey_its_Koda]

seems like the same exact concept??

[@TheBOSS6715]

First problem is the smooth end cap. If the firefighters gloves are wet, which the most likely will be. That's gonna be a bitch to get off

[@kuliouou49]

Why not take the gloves off to have better dexterity? And why can't the wrench be left on the cap to unscrew it?

[@tttriple]

Can't wait for the CBC Marketplace video on this guy and his hydrants.

[@leelontop1804]

That's a beautiful truck!

[@nicholas4687]

Sounds expensive for tax payers!

[@pqrstzxerty1296]

More spent on hydrants, less on the homeless and healthcare.

[@charles9391]

@@pqrstzxerty1296 wtf is that take? Why should the government not let people die in their burning homes but let people with chronic conditions die preventably because they can’t afford medications for their chronic illnesses. More people need healthcare than fire protection and access to healthcare would save more lives. It’s also not like we are getting particularly good healthcare as it is compared to nations with a similar average gdp per capita.

[@boejiden7093]

Less expensive than the war in afghanistan and iraq

[@lagon7830]

@@boejiden7093 Here's the problem. How do you make money off this invention? Things like hydrants, traffic lights, etc are only replaced when repairs won't hold, or the cost to repair gets more expensive than the replacement. It's simply too expensive to replace infrastructure like this in large quantities at once. By the time it is due to be replaced, in reasonable quantities, you have 100 more similar hydrant designs to compete with. The cost is too large to justify the change in most cases. Look at the US, it is a common belief that the US should transition to the metric system, however, rewriting software to measure in metric, changing all the signs, textbooks, calibrating all the devices, replacement of many measuring tools, and much more would cost a fortune. So, do the benefits of switching to the metric system justify the cost?

[@charles9391]

@@YesHumphreyAppleby What point do you think he was trying to make

[@ArtStoneUS]

So if a city has both old and new hydrants you need to carry both tools?

[@Dexter101x]

Art Stone not if both are compatible

[@spaarm]

Why was 1:06 so satisfying

[@Gypples]

I love seeing these videos years later, so much effort to get nowhere

[@trolletarian]

Did I genuinely just watch a *fireman* speak to a camera while wearing a polo embroidered with *"Special Ops"* ? 😂 🙈

[@s.a6788]

Yes

[@careysharp8340]

It's a dirty job and someone has to do it. 🤣🤣🤣

[@johnnysbricks483]

In firefighting, special operations would include technical rescue and dive rescue/recovery.

[@rooneye]

So this video made me google why we dont have fire hydrants here in the UK. Turns out we do, and I've seen hundreds of them all over and just didn't know they were hydrants. For anyone in the UK thats wondering, those little signs with a yellow "H" on them that you see (trust me you've seen loads of them and would recognize them right away if you seen one) are actually fire hydrants, it's just a little hole in the ground. It's just that in the US they leave the external part that is above ground on the hydrant permanently and in the UK the fire brigade carry it in their trucks and attach it when needed (which is guess is a lot cheaper and probably a better way to do it IMO)

[@jackass123455]

rooneye thats what we have in australia. also selected authorized personscan buy metered hydrant access unit to access water when they need and get billed for what they use.

[@StephenHitchens]

rooneye how did you not know that? I knew about that when I was in school aged about 10yo. The H symbol signs, the distance from the sign is where its located and the diameter of the pipe.

[@cjeam9199]

Stephen Hitchens I didn't know that was what the H signs are for until reading that comment. Sometimes stuff just passes you by.

[@jamess3417]

R69NIX doesn't work well where there's regular snow and ice. Makes ground connections impossible

[@lemmykilmister9979]

Sitting here scratching my head!!!replacing a hydrant with a hydrant that looks from the future

[@Less1leg2]

The OLD style Hydrants have their internal issues. After doing 60 hydrant flow tests this past weekend. Here is what I've come across. There are a number of makers of hydrants. Some are Oil Filled, some are Grease fitting. Some have different size Top Hydrant Valve stem Nut sizes. Each those fails internally on the bushing thread that pulls the valve stem OPEN to cause water flow. If the internal Bushing fails, either you cannot open the valve or in many cases. The hydrant fails to close, shutting off the water. This new hydrant design has an improved internal Valve design which makes opening or closing the valve easier and greatly reduces internal bushing valve stem breaking. The Hydrant Valve seat is a better design as well. The Old Version tends to get pipe scale jammed in the valve seat. Which means the valves doesn't totally close. You get leakage spilling into the surrounding underground drainage. This is apparent later after Hydrant Testing and the ground around the hydrant bubbles and becomes soft. I'd welcome the new Hydrants. But we know, many non Municipal industrial locations will not replace old version hydrants with new version hydrants because of COST. It's cheaper to replace the internal bushings on an old version hydrant than pull out the old hydrant and put in a new one.

[@Normal1855]

Then that falls on the maintenance people, not doing their job. They're slacking.

[@shonevans2563]

Can't wait to see what the future tickets look like for parking next to one

[@jordansamson6071]

For the people saying much hasn’t changed, you couldn’t be more wrong. polymers/plastics do not rust and degrade much slower than metals. If you look at most hydrant failures, it is the result of a part of the hydrant mechanism failing and not the water main itself. Also, when the water main breaks it is usually due to how the fire hydrant is operated (opened/shut too quickly).

[@barrenriveradultdaycare6879]

Will firefighters still smash windows instead of just trying to open the doors first?

[@gentlejake605]

I dont see them being implemented yet soooooo

[@Officialgabbybea]

The real question is do we need it

[@Srype5]

Oh wow These couplings (With Adapter) for the hose are a German / European model it named "Storz-Kupplung" or "Storz-coupling". They Can use both: American thread couplings or European Storz Couplings.

[@Creznour]

So what happens if the fire department doesn't have the right tool to open it.... Seems more like a monopoly on hardware tools.

[@MrWhateverfits]

I live in a pretty small town, and half the hydrants here are broken or just don't work. I'm a volunteer at our small fire department and the hydrant nearest the station broke and wouldn't turn off and didn't have a cut off valve on it. We had to shut the water to a big part of town just so we could unhook our Engine and seal it up and now it leaks from the covers consistently. The county has zero plans to replace or fix them. These new hydrants are cool and all but this town will never see one ever, hell it wont even get any of the current ones fixed.

[@Furieas]

doesn't seem legit or useful..

[@Emsinger1000]

Looks to me like it's legit and useful. The aesthetics are much better as well

[@milk_chemistry]

What are you using it for

[@vincevegacustoms8860]

can confirm all it is is better locked caps thats it...are hydrids are fine,i probably maintained 5000 of them maybe more,they are still made of cast steel wich rust loll

[@vincevegacustoms8860]

beside the cities are to cheap to even install locks on their caps so good luck they will never change them unless they date pre 1900 lolll

[@privatesector0422]

ABC are you fucking kidding me? who the fuck are you to even say anything like that. would you rather just stick with the same old fire hydrants that are very difficult to access. what a close-minded jackass just leave.

[@jchavez9449]

So are they also durable? I've seen so many cars take these out

[@ClebyHerris]

Yeah the multi ton death machines vs so guy with a crowbar

[@timharding2111]

The real problem, which was pointed out in the longer version of this video, is that residents of shits holes damage and destroy hydrants. So this schmucks idea is to make a new unimproved hydrant with proprietary designs instead of dealing with the actual issue. It will still get vandalized in those communities.

[@rs232killer]

How about making it so when I open the valve quickly it doesn't create a water hammer that sets off the water flow alarms in adjacent buildings

[@cadenhibbert6424]

This really isn’t much of an upgrade if at all, it’s basically the same thing with a different shape

[@MattyM110]

That smooth twist off cap wont work well in rain or snow with gloves it needs ridges for grip

[@shopdog831]

It's an old design, so what it's proven technology which is standard throughout North America why mess with it

[@lazypizzaship8911]

This is five years ago. Why don't we have them?

[@juakaliautomotive2439]

How did I know "tough to break into" would be the first thing they'd talk about...as if fire-hydrant-water-theft is the scourge of humanity. What would we ever do without the 100 years of technological advancements that led to this!

[@decentralizedtechnologygoa9426]

if it ain't broke don't fix it

[@kas2388]

Too all the people bitching and saying its still a fire hydrant then I'm pretty sure you know absolute nothing... The point of this is to save time and easy quick access. Yesterday I watched a video of a firemen trying to extinguish a fire but guess what. It took so long to crank the fire extinguisher for half a minute then had to close it because he was flushing out all the dirt and rust. Then had to install the hose and loosen it up and take another 30 seconds of continuously cranking it open and attach the pipe. But this is gonna save time because you just unlock the huge cap that covers the hydrant and unloosen the bolt with a twist and youre ready to go. This will mainly save time and lives so enough with all the "It's still a fucking hydrant comments".

[@aussiefirie]

VanillaSnow you're still going to have to do exactly the same thing with this one as you do the old style hydrants. They will still need to be flushed before connecting a hose. Clearly you aren't a firefighter

[@NoOne-dj6rk]

VanillaSnow That could be a problem with the fire hydrant they were using not the design. Don't you think if they had to struggle with the hydrant on a regular basis the design would be changed?

[@dinoanticoli2442]

Very good idea 👍👍 I hope it comes to Canada 🇨🇦

[@Rick1885]

0:48 And when that gets packed full of ice and snow, then what do you do? The original is fine, if it ain't broke don't fix it.

[@Cacowninja]

I think it has protection against that, plus why improve anything with that logic?

[@junwaen9649]

2nd Lt. Cohiba Fox so why do they make new cars? Why do they change the look of the cars? They aren't broken, so why make new ones

[@Rick1885]

Fell Man I don't see any protection at all. This guy has probably never seen snow, let alone have to fight a fire in below freezing temperatures. Something like that packs full of snow and ice, you'll be forever trying to get a damn wrench on that. There's a reason the design has never really been changed, nothing needs changing on it.

[@mattkitzman]

2nd Lt. Cohiba Fox there is a metal coating that melts ice, maybe just maybe they could use that 😐

[@cloud8521]

It can be packed with snow because its covered, go back a second and watch him slide out the cover. the amount that can pack in above that cover is probably not enough to stop it performing

[@ThatOneLegoshiCoser3209]

im from 2021 and why does the hydrant looks familia- A M O G U -

[@h-ob1ym]

So an old hydrant with a rock filter and a cool looking bolt?

[@archivedchannel12333]

“Five years ago...”

[@DignaJL]

They started to install these in Westchester County New York 🗽 2023

[@rab6121]

I think its great! Problem with the old ones, at least here is that when u open it all the water flows right out. So here They GOT the oppertunity to hook up the pipe before They start the water. And They doesnt have to replace old ones but instead in new towns and neighbourhoods They put up these.

[@bigbuilder10]

The bolt on top of the old hydrant and the model being shown in the video opens and closes the valve that’s underground. Water coming out when the caps are removed is either due to a leak or someone not making sure the valve is closed before they undo the caps

[@EricWhiteTheGamer]

I can see if this would be good or not just by asking my fire marshal!

[@kb4190]

Just do what we do in Australia and carry the water on our vehicles and just have on the street every once in a while a cover on the ground where you can connect a pipe and then connect a hose to just refill your truck.

[@ClebyHerris]

We do but it’s good to have more. Plus that’s what we do it’s called a fire hydrant

[@matthiasseemann2320]

German standart since many years

[@MandenTV]

That’s very cool

[@prometheus8010]

Couldn't you use a drill with the specialized head for faster water

[@deadlyg8567]

My area I switching to the caps that you just hit a button and twist the cap off the access the hydrant.

[@yoloswaggins1579]

City: cool, now make it cheaper than the old hydrant.

[@reesethetornadohunter5377]

That's a cool hydrant

[@christophercain7343]

What exactly is the problem with current hydrants?

[@ClebyHerris]

Nothing. But some break and people are like “THATS A BAD DESIGN FIX IT” but nah it’s just old. Old things break it’s how age works

[@roxandquenneville7753]

water is spitting out at 1:12

[@joseph-mariopelerin7028]

I couldn't watch it that long

[@nathanmcconnell9991]

Bro, that is a connection issue. One of two things is happening here, one the hose connection wasn't fully screwed on, or they used a damaged hose connection. Nothing to do with the hydrant.

[@jacksonbowers3358]

@@nathanmcconnell9991 Those are plastic hydrants, however. A hit from a car will likely ruin it. Also, yku can buy the "key" for $10-20 at Menards.

[@jadebear0717]

5 years later & this is my first time hearing about it. That’s unfortunate

[@privatesector0422]

what kind of idiots would dislike this it's to better us and to allow firefighters to access water rapidly. better tools ads to quicker response time.

[@jasonwheat9836]

how about redivising the actual hook up time with adapters for old hydrants and current hoses, this thing still requires a wrench and has more parts to fail, for something that sits dormant 90% of the year why are there flywheel turbines installed?

[@fxmh_bernard4997]

So you want to replace it so it looks better? They do the same damn thing

[@nicknavarro288]

There’s nothing new there but the look. Still have to take the cap off, still have to thread the hose on. Need to see more in the rock “spitting” feature.

[@KILLKING110]

the people commenting here are not very smart because fire fighters have to deal with water thieves and when a fire hydrant is opened for no reason like a thief wanting free water it causes pressure problems which means it may cause fire fighters that are close enough by to take longer to put out a fire and the water pumps on fire trucks can increase the water pressure as much as they need it to get to but are limited by the water flow from the hydrant so that's why they are modernizing fire hydrants.

[@isitbowseason]

😂 recommended 5 years later and yet to see one

[@pettank]

5 years later in california and I've still never seen one of these on the street

[@robmoney4life]

Philly same lol

[@tommytwogloves16]

Never will either. SF has high, low pressure and draft systems. Took the earthquake and fire to teach us what we have. This guy is a joke.

[@Archtew]

In a nut shell I think basically its saying... >Easier for firefighters to access. >Won't leak when frozen I think. >Faster water. and personally >it looks shiner/cooler.

[@albransix]

But how much does it cost???

[@Dr_Duck69]

5 years later, not even found out this city.

[@notkeehan]

Hey future here, where these at

[@softfishy]

If it's so great than why is it leaking at 1:11 when you turn it on?

[@patrickharvey158]

You mean when they are purging the hydrant?

[@ClebyHerris]

It’s to get air out and see if it’s working

[@Phobos_Thanatos]

Ngl that hydrant do kinda be looking pretty sus...

[@suchitotoelsalvador6997]

wonder how invested in the company chief Herman is?

[@LS710R]

Been a year and still haven't see one

[@justinperry68]

Who’s got the key? “not me” but I have a wrench, house burns people die, don’t mess mess with the wheel folks.

[@CliftonPhotographer]

Let the fire people decide if this is a good idea. They are the only ones that should be deciding. I imagine this is an improvement, but it's this the only new model?

[@philiplawson230]

Cool gotta waste the tax dollars somehow.

[@gavcom4060]

Philip Lawson hey a few seconds of time can save a life

[@romaniangamer1]

Philip Lawson Then put that money into health-care, free, health-care

[@ephesusrh4780]

shut up Gav Com

[@philiplawson230]

Yea let's use specialised tools made in China alone with the hydrants. And what happens when these things freeze up. Because up here in Detroit land it happens all the time .

[@TheAmericanUhate]

So freezing up would only be an issue for these new ones on the video, not the old ones?

[@ericdpeerik3928]

North America: improves firehydrant to take out flaws Rest of the world: a what? 🤨 Never heard of such issues

[@rhaynhillyard9772]

We have under ground hydrants in England under the footpath

[@ckirrad]

This is being recommended to me.... And I don't see a single comment pointing out at 0:50 the hydrant spins when he gets to start the water.... That is def not secure at all

[@ClebyHerris]

It’s not in the ground

[@liveyourbestlife3785]

Your main argument is that the fire hydrant is an old design. So is the wheel, but I don't see a rush to redesign them.

[@cjeam9199]

Destiny is Life look at the wheels on the Mercedes thing that was the first car, now look at the wheels on the latest koenigsegg, they're completely different. Don't be an ad-hominem idiot.

[@liveyourbestlife3785]

Completely different design yet still the same shape and function as when cavemen discovered them thousands of years ago.At the end of pipe, it's still just a valve sticking out of the ground. Subject to break. But hey, as long as I don't have to pay for that cheaply made eye sore we are good. Even at just 1000 dollars parts and labor to install each your talking near 50 million to do one city the size of Chicago . I believe we could figure a way to adapt current hydrants for increased flow and less breaks at a much lower cost.

[@yeeturmcbeetur8197]

Why reinvent the wheel?