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Australian water infrastructure

Ants and dirt stop hydrants.
Hydraguard stops them for good.

Hydraguard is a physical barrier installed inside the hydrant well that effectively blocks ants and dirt from entering, reducing underground hydrant maintenance costs while keeping fire hydrants accessible when they matter most.

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Hydraguard barrier fitted inside a 225mm PVC well below a spring hydrant
10 YEARSPROVEN IN THE FIELD
WSAAAPPROVED
IPAMAPPROVED
6000 KPATESTED / 24HR
Specified & trusted

Specked in by water authorities across Australia

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Tweed Shire
Coffs Harbour Shire
Clarence Valley
Lismore City
Gold Coast
Port Macquarie-Hastings
Icon Water (ACT)
Tweed Shire
Coffs Harbour Shire
Clarence Valley
Lismore City
Gold Coast
Port Macquarie-Hastings

Gold Coast and Port Macquarie-Hastings currently under evaluation.

Also available through
Reece Civil
Hygrade Water
Vinidex
Iplex
Cadia
Reece Civil
Hygrade Water
Vinidex
Iplex
Cadia
How it works

The Hydraguard barrier, installed below a spring hydrant

Diagram of the Hydraguard barrier installed below a spring hydrant, showing the hydrant box and lid, spring hydrant, Hydraguard barrier between the hydrant flange and tee, base plate, and connection to the water main and tee.
Product range

Built for the well you've already got, or the one you're about to install

Four products cover new mains, existing hydrants, stop valves, and box lid stability, all designed to eliminate ant dirt build-up without adding maintenance work.

Hydraguard barrier plate

Hydraguard

A glass-reinforced nylon plate bolted directly under the spring hydrant, sealing against the inside of the 225mm well. Best fitted to new mains and subdivisions.

80 / 100mm FLANGE TESTED 6000kPa / 24H WSAA · IPAM
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Multiguard retrofit boot

Multiguard

Retrofits to spring hydrants already in the ground. Pushes on over the top of the hydrant. No main shutdown, no digging, easy for maintenance crews.

80 / 100mm FIT NO SHUTDOWN 99% HYDRANT FIT
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See it installed

Hydraguard, explained in two minutes

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“Once the Retroguard was installed, I never saw any problem with ants in that hydrant again.”

Sagar Khadka, Asset Management Engineer, ACTEW