Boshart yard hydrants have loads of incredible features that make them an excellent choice for all water movement businesses. Over the years, we have received positive feedback about how to improve our yard hydrants and make them even better.
In this blog, we will take a look at the 10 improvements that we have made to our yard hydrants. If you want to take a look at the 10 features that have stayed the same, check back for out blog, 10 Features to Look For in Boshart Yard Hydrants.
Yard hydrants are a non-freeze valve that helps provide water all year round. Yard hydrants are used in a variety of applications including farms, campgrounds, and rural residences.
The head casting was re-designed and made longer to extend the hex below the locking pad. This allows for an easier grip of the head casting in any position for servicing when the plunger needs replaced.
With the extension of the head casting, it provides an additional benefit that allows custom machining for a deeper thread in the head casting. This encases the entire standpipe thread so that no bare threads are left exposed to the elements, eliminating rusting and corrosion issues.
The colour and markings have been changed to not only reflect Boshart's new colours but to allow for easy identification of the new 7/8" plunger yard hydrant.
All valve bodies are now equipped with two large flow channels that are available in both no lead bronze and the new grade 304 stainless steel. The valve bodies include a 7/8" plunger, but the port size remains the same as the original YHP series yard hydrant.
The flow rate of the new yard hydrants provide more flow capacity than required and they will be assembled using a stainless steel valve body, standpipe, long connecting rod, hex coupling, and polished operating rod.
The new stainless steel yard hydrant is an excellent choice for areas where aggressive soil or water is found.
Where the buried valve body and standpipe connect will have no exposed
Now, all Boshart yard hydrants will have precision machined valve bodies that will engage the full thread length into the valve body, leaving only the full wall section of the standpipe exposed.
We have heard many comments about yard hydrants that have been in service for many years having plungers that become stuck in the standpipe when attempting to remove it for replacement. This can also mean that in some cases, the rubber could tear from the stainless steel plunger core, causing corrosion.
Boshart recognized this was a great time to make a change for the better. The valve body has now been changed to 7/8" from 1". The reduction of the valve body bore from 1" to 7/8" has increased the clearance from 0.021" to 0.88" around the entire circumference which is a 319% increase in clearance.
The valve bodies will now only be available with a 3/4" FPT inlet connection. The 3/4" and 1" high capacity valve bodies have now been discontinued. After the change was made to the 7/8" bore valve body, the 7/8" diameter plunger provides more than enough flow and outperforms the yard hydrants that were evaluated.
The majority of water pumps will only supply around 7-10 GPM. The old YHBR & YHSS hydrants that included a 3/4" FPT connection are capable of supplying 44.2 GPM which is beyond the velocity at which water is to travel through a pipe system.
The below chart shows that a 1" supply line should only be used to supply 15-20 GPM maximum.
Note: There is still a benefit in running a larger diameter line for transferring water long distances as the friction loss will be less. It does make the most sense to make the service line reduction at the yard hydrant using a hydrant elbow or tee with a 3/4" MPT connection.
Original YHP to YHBR Series
Original YHPCR to YHSS
Original YHPCRSS to YHSS
A request we received was to include a 1/8" street elbow for the drain port connection in the installation instruction kit, which also contains the SS flow position lock thumb bolt.
The installation instructions have been upgraded to direct people to our Knowledge Base articles where we go into detail about installation, adjustments, repairs, and plunger replacements. There is also detailed information on what replacement parts are available.
Boshart has made many positive changes to our yard hydrants based off of comments and suggestions that we have received over the years. Despite these upgrades, we have maintained all of the great features original to our yard hydrants that our customers have known to love over the years we've made this product.
To read about what great features we have kept in the newly designed yard hydrants, check out our blog, 10 Features to Look For in Boshart Yard Hydrants.
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