About Key Hose (KFH Industries) - Established in 1988 in Miami, Florida and is the largest manufacturer of fire hose in the world.

Features

• The rugged flexibility of filament polyester over a thin wall, high tensile EPDM rubber liner
• Extremely lightweight, easy to handle double jacket attack or supply line
• Combines minimum weight with maximum flexibility and abrasion resistance
• Mildew, chemical and UV resistant
• 10-year warranty and guaranteed not to delaminate for the life of the hose

Lightweight, double jacket construction, combining 100% premium ring spun staple and filament polyester fibers over a thin wall, high tensile, EPDM rubber liner. The outer jacket is mildew resistant and available with double dip “Key-Lok” polyurethane based polymer impregnation for abrasion and moisture resistance.

A proprietary reverse twill weave construction reduces friction loss, while engineered yarn selections lighten the hose up to 25% compared to competitive offerings.

This reliable, double jacket fire hose with Key-Lok treatment is tested to 600 and 800 PSI, meets MIL‑H‑24606 latest edition for abrasion resistance and is UL Listed.

How To Purchase Fire Hose

• Always ask where the hose is manufactured - Buy American!
• Adding color or clear coat impregnation improves durability compared to untreated white hose
• The most common hose, thread and couplings in use by fire departments today is double jacket hose with aluminum NH / NST
• Double jacket hose with any color is the most durable hose available

Test Ratings

• Service Pressure (A 3-minute hydrostatic test conducted by users on in-service hose to determine suitability for continued service)
• Proof Test Pressure (A pressure equal to a least two times the service test pressure)
• PSI Burst Test Pressure

2 1/2" Hose Couplings

• Inside diameter of a male coupling - 2 1/2 inches
• Outside diameter of a male NH / NST coupling - 3 1/16 inches (3.06) - 7.5 Threads per inch
• Outside diameter a male NPSH or NPT coupling - 2 3/8 inches (2.35) - 11.5 Threads per inch

3" Hose Couplings

• Most 3 inch hoses come with 2 1/2 inch couplings

Download Spec Sheet

NH / NST: The most common thread type in use by fire departments today is NST or National Standard Thread. NST also goes by the initials NH or National Hose. It can even be referred to as NHT or National Hose Thread but NST or NH is more common these days. NH = NST.

• The female side of a NH / NST coupling will only connect to a male NH / NST connection
• The male side of a NH / NST coupling will only connect to a female NH / NST connection

NPSH: National Pipe Straight Hose (NPSH) or Iron Pipe Thread (IPT) has the same threads per inch (TPI) as National Pipe Tapered (NPT) but the thread does not taper. NPSH is a straight thread and seals by a gasket in the female coupling which allows for a swivel, just like NH / NST, which make both ideal for hose couplings.

• The female side of a NPSH coupling will only connect to a male NPT pipe or a male NPSH connection
• The male side of a NPSH coupling will only connect to a female NPSH connection
• It will NOT thread into a female NPT pipe. For example, a male NPSH coupling will NOT thread into a female metal or pvc pipe.

NPT: National Pipe Tapered is common in plumbing and some industrial uses. Sometimes referred to as pipe thread because PVC pipe and schedule 40 pipe are typically threaded in NPT. As its name implies this is a tapered thread so that the outside diameter of the male (ODM) gets smaller towards the end of the fitting and the inside diameter of the female narrows with depth. As the two fittings are threaded together the opposite tapers force thread friction and makes the seal without the use of a gasket.

ECO-10 hose has a potential service life and warranty of 10 years with a lifetime warranty against liner delamination, barring mistreatment that would render it unfit for service. Upon delivery, the hose shall be free from defects in materials and workmanship.

Wear through and abuse are not covered by warranty.