"When that paint dries, it can make it difficult to get the caps off the outlet or open the hydrant gate, and that all delays ... pressure or where the shutoff valves are," she said.

BOSTON (WHDH) - Crews are working to repair a fire hydrant after a valve broke in Roslindale Wednesday morning, causing water to flood an intersection. A 6-inch hydrant gate valve head gave way ...

Adding a gate valve (arrow) allows a second line to be connected without the need to shut down the hydrant. Having all of your equipment marked and stored in a manner to which easy deployment can ...

While initially reported as a water main break, crews later determined it was actually a failure of a 6-inch hydrant gate valve head. Some 50 services are affected, according to the agency’s ...

Crews responded to the intersection of Centre and Pond streets around 2 p.m. after a broken hydrant gate valve sent water spewing into the road, and the Boston Water Department said repairs would ...

Every year, the M&H Valve factory on 23rd Street produces about 17,000 fire hydrants and 60,000 gate valves, made by roughly 250 workers at the plant.

On Thursday, crews are expected to replace both a fire hydrant and a broken valve from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The temporary water shut-off from is scheduled from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., for the following ...