Installation Instructions
Y34, W34 & X34 Yard Hydrants
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WOODFORD MANUFACTURING COMPANY
2121 Waynoka Road, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80915 • Phone: (800) 621-6032 • Fax: (800) 765-4115
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A Division of WCM Industries, Inc.
W34
These instructions do not apply to Sanitary Hydrants or
Utility Hydrants.
1. Dig hole for hydrant approximately 2 feet in
diameter and deeper than the bury depth.
2. Flush gravel, debris, etc. out of the supply line
before connecting hydrant.
3. Install hydrant with drain hole below frost line.
Use wrenches on supply line fitting and brass
valve body only. This avoids over tightening the
hydrant assembly which could affect operation.
4. If supply line to the hydrant will not support
hydrant, use re-bar, length of pipe or other
suitable support driven in bottom of pit to help
support hydrant. Before filling excavation, turn
on water and check hydrant connection for
leaks.
5. Provisions must be made to allow the water to
drain from the hydrant drain hole each time the
hydrant is closed.
a) Fill bottom of pit with 1/2" gravel to a
level about 3" above brass drain valve
body, to insure adequate drainage.
b) If the hydrant is installed inside a
structure or concrete driveway, connect
copper drain tubing to the 1/8" NPT
drain hole and dig a remote drain field
outside the structure for the drain pipe
to empty into. Without this remote
piping drain field, the water from the
hydrant drainage may percolate up to
the surface around or near the hydrant
and will damage the floor surface or
cause muddy areas around hydrant.
c) Saturated ground in the hydrant drain
field can prevent the hydrant from fully
draining and may result in freezing. If
the area where the hydrant is located is
low lying or has a tendency to have
standing water, a larger drain field or
pit may be required to provide the
hydrant a place to drain.
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