How to Install a Honda WH20 Fire Pump: Turn Your Pool Into Your Own Fire Hydrant
Your pool holds thousands of gallons of water. With a Honda WH20 high-pressure pump, it becomes your own fire hydrant. Watch a complete setup, filmed at a home in Beverly Hills.
Your pool holds thousands of gallons of water. With a Honda WH20 high-pressure pump, it becomes your own fire hydrant.
When embers are flying, hydrant pressure can drop and fire engines may not reach your street. A pool or lake pump gives you water you control, right where you need it.
I'm Sherwin "Ace" Ross, founder of Ace Fire Defense, LAFD CERT-trained and a member of Tony Robbins' Ultimate Fire Team. In this video, filmed at a home in Beverly Hills, I walk you through a complete Honda WH20 setup, step by step, the same way I install it for our customers.
What the video covers
1. Pick the right spot
Set the pump on stable ground as close to the water as you can. The shorter the suction run, the easier the pump primes and the harder it works for you.
2. Connect the suction side and keep it airtight
Attach the suction hose and steel filter and make every connection tight. An air leak on the suction side is the most common reason a pump won't prime.
3. Add the brass adapter to the discharge
A brass adapter (NPT to 1.5" NH/NST) on the discharge side lets the pump connect to standard fire hose threads.
4. Hook up fire hose and nozzle
Connect Ace Fire Defense 1.5" fire hose and the Pistol Grip Nozzle, and you have a working attack line from your own water supply.
5. Oil, gas, prime and start
Add oil and fresh gas, prime the pump, and start it, following your Honda owner's manual.
6. Fog and stream to fight embers
Use a wide fog pattern to wet down your roof, gutters and landscaping, and a straight stream for reach. Knock down embers the moment they land.
7. Keep it ready
Store the pump properly, keep fresh fuel on hand, and practice before fire season so you're not learning in an emergency.
Gear used in this setup
- Honda WH20X Pool Pump (sold at our cost, no markup)
- Pool Pro Kit: everything in one box
- Backwash Hose Kit with Brass Adapter & Steel Filter
- Professional Pistol Grip Nozzle
Free installation and training in the Los Angeles area
From West Hills to Beverly Hills, installation and hands-on training are free. Call 213/884-8448.
Safety first: Always call 911 first. Run gas-powered equipment outdoors only, and follow your Honda owner's manual. When officials order an evacuation, go. Early.
Prepared, not scared.