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London Fire Equipment:

London Fire Equipment is a locally owned family business established in 1978. We currently employ 14 full time and 2 part time employees with 8 service vehicles and 1 trailer ready to serve you.
Over the past 40 years, we have been providing quality fire protection services to the commercial and industrial sectors as well as government, fire departments, restaurants, school boards, property managers and the general public.
We want to say thank-you for your patronage!
London Fire Equipment Ltd., a name you can trust, equipment you can depend on!.

 


 

Fire Hose Cabinets, Reracking, Pressure Testing


We offer a complete fire hose cabinet inspection including the annual fire hose reracking as specified in the Ontario Fire Code (subsection 6.4.2)

 

We carry an excellent inventory of replacement glass, glass clips, standpipe caps, hand wheels, nozzles and fire hose to make the necessary repairs to your existing cabinet or we can supply new cabinets if required.

 

Pressure testing and repairs or re coupling fire hose is available for all sizes and types of hose or couplings. Turn around times for repairs and/or pressure testing is approximately 1-2 weeks.

 

'The Ontario Fire Code does not mandate pressure testing of fire hoses at certain intervals however we believe any fire hose which has been re coupled should be pressure tested at the time of repair.

 

Fire Departments or Industrial Fire Crews may wish to follow the requirements set out in the N.F.P.A. 1962 standards for care and use of fire hose as follows:

  • Retest 5 years after date of manufacture
  • Then retest every 3 years thereafter

We do not believe property managers and building owners need to pressure test rack hose however, consideration should be given to replacing the hose every 20 to 25 years or when conditions warrant.

 

When to replace fire hose tips

There may be mitigating circumstances that may warrant hose or coupling replacement if the following conditions apply:

  • Hose shows signs of fraying
  • Slight cuts to hose of any type
  • Vandalism of any type
  • The hose may have been removed and stretched for any reason
  • Broken couplings

Feel free to contact us if you have any questions regarding fire hoses and cabinets.