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Street signs
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Can anyone tell me what the smallish yellow signs mean - usually fixed to lampposts - with a black H on them with two numbers either side of the vertical line of the H eg upper number 100, lower 2?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Emeritus is spot on and the pipe diameter is measured in millimetres (eg 100 mm) and the distance in metres (eg 3 metres) that the hydrant plate in the ground is from the sign. The hydrant plate will be a smallish rectangular metal cover which often has "Fire Hydrant" written on it.
Older signs may well have numbers like 4 and 6 in which case the pipe diameter is 4" and it is 6' away from the sign. The plates to these may well have something like the name of the local water company on them (eg BCWW for Belfast City Water Works)
Older signs may well have numbers like 4 and 6 in which case the pipe diameter is 4" and it is 6' away from the sign. The plates to these may well have something like the name of the local water company on them (eg BCWW for Belfast City Water Works)