VicFlex™ Braided Hose - Series AH2

Available Sizes by Component

• Series AH2 Braided Hose: 31, 36, 48, 60, 72"/790, 914, 1219, 1525, 1830 mm. Note: length includes adapter nipple and 5.75"/140 mm straight reducer.
• Sprinkler Reducers:
• Sprinkler Connections: ½ and ¾"/15 and 20mm
• Straight Lengths: 5.75, 9, 13"/140, 230, 330 mm
• 90º Elbows:
• Short (typically used with concealed sprinklers)
• Long (typically used with recessed pendent sprinklers)
• Low Profile Short (for use with Style AB5, AB11 and AB12 Bracket)
• Low Profile Long (for use with Style AB5, AB11 and AB12 Bracket)
• Inlet Connections:
• 1"/25 mm Grooved IGS
• 1"/25 mm NPT or BSPT adapter nipples for attaching to pipe and fittings outlined in NFPA standards.
• ¾"/20 mm NPT or BSPT adapter nipples available for VdS.
• 1 ¼"/ 32mm BSPT adapter nipples available for LPCB.
• Maximum Working Temperature
• 225°F/107°C
• Maximum Working Pressure
• 200 psi/1375 kPa (FM Approval)
• 175 psi/1206 kPa (cULus Listed)
• 1600 kPa/232 psi (VdS/LPCB Approved)
• 1.4 MPa (CCCf Approved)
• Connections
• To adapter nipple (inlet) via
• 1"/25.4 mm Grooved IGS
• 1"/25.4 mm NPT or BSPT male thread
• ¾"/20 mm BSPT male thread (VdS only)
• 1 ¼"/32 mm BSPT male thread (LPCB only)
• To sprinkler head (outlet) via ½" or ¾"/15 mm or 20 mm
• Minimum Bend Radius
• 7"/178 mm (FM/CCCf Approval)
• 2"/51 mm (cULus Listed)
• 3"/76.2 mm (VdS/LPCB Approved)
• Maximum Allowable Sprinkler K-Factors
• FM (½"/15mm reducer) K5.6/8,1 (S.I.), (¾"/20mm reducer) K14.0/20,2 (S.I.)
• cULus (½"/15mm reducer) K8.0/11,5 (S.I.), (¾"/20mm reducer) K14.0/20,2 (S.I.)
• VdS/LPCB (½"/15mm reducer) K5.6/8,1 (S.I.), (¾"/20mm reducer) K8.0/11,5 (S.I.)