Chrome Bumper Ding....Help!

[Sirslap2]

Well last nite after seeing Bond my wife and I went out for a bite.

When I was leaving I backed the F150 lightly into a fire hydrant.

Lightly but left a nice ding regardless. To make matters worse...it is considered to be my wife's even though I am the one cleaning it ALL the time.

Why would they put one of those damn things in the middle of a parking lot.....geesh!

I know this is a stretch but can dent repair do anything with it?

I have had hail damage removed before.

Thanks!

 

[DaGonz]

Well last nite after seeing Bond my wife and I went out for a bite.

When I was leaving I backed the F150 lightly into a fire hydrant.

Lightly but left a nice ding regardless. To make matters worse...it is considered to be my wife's even though I am the one cleaning it ALL the time.

Why would they put one of those damn things in the middle of a parking lot.....geesh!

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Thanks!

Usually, when "they" put a fire hydrant in an area like that, it is on an "island" surrounded by a curbstone.



The usual spacing for fire hydrants is 500 feet apart, per NFPA standards. How close was the hydrant in relation to the building? Usually, there is a fire hydrant located next to the Fire Department connection, which allows the FD to tie into standpipes for interior firefighting operations or to augment the building's fire sprinkler system. Hydrants are usually placed no more than 100 feet way from a FD connection.

 

[dr427]

Usually, when "they" put a fire hydrant in an area like that, it is on an "island" surrounded by a curbstone.



allows the FD to tie into standpipes for interior firefighting operations or to augment the building's fire sprinkler system. Hydrants are usually placed no more than 100 feet way from a FD connection.

As Gonzo stated for standpipes and pumpers. Also, when I grade a community on it's fire protection if a large structure is not sprinklered insurance companies want to know 1 of 3 distances of the hydrant (0-300' 301-600' 601-1000'), # & size of openings, & how many hydrants within the above distances to the structure.



Man, they need to get a barrier around that hydrant. I'd let the FD or water dept. know (not that you hit it, but that it doesn't have a barrier). Good thing you didn't hit it any harder! I saw a stem break in one once in a Wally World parking lot and they didn't have a shut off valve next to it. Had to shut down a main to fix it!



Sorry I can't help with your dent question!

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