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a charged small hose

English translation: small-diameter flexible pipe with water already connected

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English term or phrase:a charged small hose
Selected answer:small-diameter flexible pipe with water already connected
Entered by: Phong Le

08:42 Oct 3, 2013
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Safety / Hot work permit
English term or phrase: a charged small hose
Fire watch is supplied with suitable extinguishers, and where practical, a charged small hose.

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Phong Le
Vietnam
Local time: 08:20
small-diameter flexible pipe with water already connected
Explanation:
This would usually be a small-diameter fire-hose (not THAT small, fo course, but perhaps smaller than the very large hoses used by fire services, or even, than those commonly found on hose reels in large buildings.

'charged' normally means it has water in it all the time; i.e. you just have to open the valve on the end, and the jet will shoot out. This would be as distinct from a hose where you have to go all the way to the supply end to turn the water on, or worse still, have to actually connect it to the wall tap!
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Tony M
France
Local time: 03:20
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3 +1a small hose already connected to a pressurized water supply
Jack Doughty
3 +1small-diameter flexible pipe with water already connected
Tony M


  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
a small hose already connected to a pressurized water supply


Explanation:
So available for immediate use in the event of a fire, without having to be connected up.

Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
Local time: 02:20
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tony M
16 mins
  -> Тhank you.
neutral  B D Finch: Not just connected but with the mains valve always open and the hose filled with water.
1 hr
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
small-diameter flexible pipe with water already connected


Explanation:
This would usually be a small-diameter fire-hose (not THAT small, fo course, but perhaps smaller than the very large hoses used by fire services, or even, than those commonly found on hose reels in large buildings.

'charged' normally means it has water in it all the time; i.e. you just have to open the valve on the end, and the jet will shoot out. This would be as distinct from a hose where you have to go all the way to the supply end to turn the water on, or worse still, have to actually connect it to the wall tap!

Tony M
France
Local time: 03:20
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  B D Finch: As per your explanation, it is not just connected to the supply, but that the supply is turned on and the hose is already filled with water up to the valve on the end. This overcomes the risk of the mains valve getting stuck but is vulnerable to bursting.
1 hr
  -> Thanks, B! Indeed, yes, that is the point here...
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