The Story behind the Name: Why 6″ Suctions Are Called “Steamer” Ports
The Story behind the Name: Why 6″ Suctions Are Called “Steamer” Ports You may have heard the Metalfab team or your fellow firefighters refer to 6″ suctions—or intakes, as it is called by the NFPA—as “steamer” ports. We have customers all the time ask us how and why 6″ suctions got this name when there…