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    Elkhart Brass Introduces New, Improved XD Intake

    April 16, 2024
    This heavy-duty valve, engineered to regulate water supply intake to your pump, combines a robust design with cutting-edge technology.
    Related To: Elkhart Brass, a Safe Fleet Brand
    Elkhart Brass
    The XD Intake stands out for its ability to minimize pressure loss during crucial high flow rates, ensuring firefighters have a swift and reliable water supply.
    The XD Intake stands out for its ability to minimize pressure loss during crucial high flow rates, ensuring firefighters have a swift and reliable water supply.

    Introducing the new, improved XD Intake! The XD Intake Model 1902 by Elkhart Brass is a nod to our founding year and a century-plus of innovation. This heavy-duty valve, engineered to regulate water supply intake to your pump, combines a robust design with cutting-edge technology. The Model 1902 symbolizes our enduring legacy and commitment to advancing firefighting equipment.

    The XD Intake comes in both Low Profile and Straight configurations, and left-hand or right-hand mounted control wheel locations to suit any fire truck pump panel layout, ensuring that versatility meets functionality. The top-positioned indicator guarantees optimal visibility, allowing firefighters to quickly assess the valve position status in any situation. It's built to last, with three layers of superior corrosion resistance, including Mil Spec Hard Coat, Zinc, and Powder Coating, ensuring it withstands the harshest conditions. 

    Elkhart Brass
    The XD Intake comes in both Low Profile (pictured) and Straight configurations, and left-hand or right-hand mounted control wheel locations to suit any fire truck pump panel layout, ensuring that versatility meets functionality.
    The XD Intake comes in both Low Profile (pictured) and Straight configurations, and left-hand or right-hand mounted control wheel locations to suit any fire truck pump panel layout, ensuring that versatility meets functionality.

    The XD Intake stands out for its ability to minimize pressure loss during crucial high flow rates, ensuring firefighters have a swift and reliable water supply. With a maximum flow capacity of 3000 gallons per minute (gpm) and a generous minimum waterway size of 5.12 inches (133 mm), it guarantees optimal flow efficiency, even under demanding circumstances. Engineered for maximum efficiency, this valve delivers superior performance in water delivery operations on the fire ground, making it an indispensable asset for firefighting operations.

    To take advantage of 3000 GPM, please visit our website or call 574.295.8330.

     

    Safe Fleet: Fire, EMS, and Industrial

    Safe Fleet Fire, EMS & Industrial is a leading global provider of safety solutions to the firefighting industry.  Safe Fleet Fire, EMS & Industrial is comprised of 4 industry leading brands: FRC, FoamPro, Elkhart Brass, and ROM.  The combination of these brands allows us the opportunity to offer our customers the best of high performing, technology leading, safety related products.  Safe Fleet Fire, EMS & Industrial provides integrated systems of monitors, valves, foam proportioning, scene lighting and electronic controls for the global emergency market.  For more information on Safe Fleet visit www.safefleet.net.

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