Civil Protection Volunteers in Totana have undertaken technical review work in recent weeks on the more than 150 hydrants distributed throughout the urban area and the "El Saladar" industrial estate within the maintenance program of the Fire Fighting Equipment Review Plan to be developed this local grouping.Those responsible for these works have reviewed more than 60 hydrants in the "El Saladar" industrial estate and the rest are those that are distributed throughout different neighborhoods of the urban area, among them, ten located on Rambla de La Santa avenue, where it is held.
the weekly market.Furthermore, the hydrants located in the "La Cérámica" urbanization, the "La Báscula" urbanization, Triptolemos, El Parral and the fairgrounds, the "La Charca" urbanization, Residencial Espuña, La Santa area, "La Báscula urbanization have been reviewed.
"and the Plaza de la Constitución, among others.The technicians, who have to carry out these tasks at least once a year, must also check the accessibility of the surroundings and the signage on the buried hydrants and carry out a visual inspection checking the tightness of the assembly.In addition, they take the opportunity to remove the covers of the outlets, grease the threads and check the condition of the joints.
The drive nuts are also greased or its oil chamber is filled, and the hydrant is opened and closed, checking the correct operation of the main valve and the drainage system.In any case, the Municipal Water Service is informed of those systems that present pressure difficulties or do not directly work for their correction.
