When you need to adapt a 1 ½” nozzle base to a 2 ½” hose line, the Rigid Direct Connect Base can make it happen. The Rigid Direct Connect Base is 2 ½” female x 1 ½” male. With Pyrolite® construction and a tapered waterway for reduced turbulence, you need to have fire hose fittings like this in your toolkit. Contact an Akron Brass distributor if you’d like more information on this product or any of our other fire hose fittings.