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Hydra user manual
Installation
DANGER! DO NOT install or operate the Hydra until you have read and observed all the precautions
listed in “Safety information” on page 3.
The standard Hydra system is supplied with:
• Hydra base
• Hydra smoke heads
• 2 x 25 liter fluid tanks (empty)
• 10 mm OD fluid line (2 x 30m)
• 6 mm OD fluid line x 10m (1 per head)
• 10 mm push-in Tee connector (1 per head)
• 10 mm to 6mm push-in adaptor (1 per head)
• 10 mm cap plugs x 2
• Hydra data line terminators (1 male, 1 female)
• User manual
Unpack the system’s components and check for signs of damage.
F l u i d l i n e l i m i t s
There is a maximum length and rise of the fluid line that must be considered when deciding where to place
the smoke heads and base.
• Smoke heads may be no more than 20 m (65 ft.) above the base.
• Smoke heads may be no more than 5 m (16 ft. 4 in.) below the base.
• The maximum length of a fluid line is 90 m (295 ft.) to 150 m (492 ft.), depending on the rise.
The maximum length (L) of the line in meters is shown in the following graph, or may be calculated using the
formula L = 150 m - (3 x R), where R is the rise in meters. For example, if the rise is 5 meters, the maximum
line length is 135 m.
I n c l u d e d i t e m s
L o c a t i o n r e q u i r e m e n t s
0
5
10
15
20
90
95
100
105
110
115
120
125
130
135
140
145
150
Maximum Fluid Line Length (m)
Fluid Ris
e
(m)