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DANGER An inadequate supply of nozzle pressure and/or flow will cause an ineffective stream and can
result in injury, death or loss of property. See flow chart in section 8.0 or call 800-348-2686 for
assistance.
WARNING Failure to restrain nozzle reaction can cause firefighter injury from loss of footing and/or stream
protection. Nozzle reaction will vary as supply conditions change: such as opening or closing
other nozzles, hose line kinks, changes in pump settings, etc. Changes in spray pattern or flushing
will also affect nozzle reaction. The nozzle operator must always be positioned to restrain the
nozzle reaction in the event of those changes.
WARNING Injury from whipping can occur. If nozzle gets out of control or away from operator, retreat from
nozzle immediately. Do not attempt to regain control of nozzle while flowing water.
CAUTION Fire streams are capable of injury and damage. Do not direct water stream to cause injury or
damage to persons or property.
2.2 COLOR CODED VALVE HANDLE AND PISTOL GRIP
The TFT ULTIMATIC, MID-MATIC & HANDLINE with lever type valve handles are supplied with black valve handle covers and pistol
grips. The handle covers and pistol grips are available from TFT in various colors for those departments wishing to color code the
nozzle to the discharge controls.A colored handle cover set will be sent upon receipt of the warranty card by TFT. Your department’s
name can also be engraved on the covers (see warranty card for more information).
Handle covers are replaceable by removing the four screws that hold the handle covers in place. Use a 3/32” allen wrench when
replacing screws. Pistol grip is replaceable by following TFT instruction sheet LTT-108.
For standardization NFPA 1901 (A-4-9.3) recommends the following color code scheme:
Preconnect #1 or Bumper Jump Line
Preconnect or discharge #2
Preconnect or discharge #3
Preconnect or discharge #4
Preconnect or discharge #5
Preconnect or discharge #6
Preconnect or discharge #7
Foam Lines
Orange
Red
Yellow
White
Blue
Black
Green
Red w/ White border (Red/White)
Other Colors Available:
Gray• Pink• Purple• Tan•
2.3 NOZZLE COUPLING
Rocker lug 1-1/2” NH full-time swivel is standard on models with lever type flow control. The coupling is the same on other models
except it does not swivel. Other threads such as 1-1/2” NPSH can be specified at time of order.
CAUTION Nozzle must be mated to a hose line with matched threads. Mismatched or damaged threads may
cause nozzle to leak or uncouple from hose under pressure and could cause injury.
2.4 MECHANICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Maximum nozzle inlet pressure with
valve shutoff 300 psi 21 bar
Operating temperature range of fluid 33 to 120º F 1 to 50º C
Storage temperature range -40 to 150º F -40 to 65º C
Materials used Aluminum 6000 series hard anodized MIL8625 class 3 type 2,
stainless steel 300 series, nylon 6-6, nitrile rubber
3.0 FLOW CHARACTERISTICS
The graphs in figure 2 show the typical performance of MID-FORCE, CAFS-FORCE and DUAL-FORCE nozzles.
