ISO 11601:2017
Fire fighting — Wheeled fire extinguishers — Performance and construction
ISO 11601:2017 specifies the principal requirements intended to ensure the safety, reliability and performance of wheeled fire extinguishers.
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Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Types of wheeled fire extinguishers
5 Extinguishing media, propellants and fill densities
5.1 Extinguishing media
5.1.1 Carbon dioxide
5.1.2 Clean agents
5.1.3 Powder
5.1.4 Foam concentrates
5.2 Propellants
5.3 Fill density
5.4 Filling tolerance
5.5 Charges
5.5.1 Nominal charge
5.5.2 Gross weight
6 Performance
6.1 Operating temperatures
6.2 Effective discharge time and bulk range of discharge
6.2.1 Effective discharge time
6.2.2 Bulk range
6.3 Resistance to temperature changes
6.3.1 Requirements
6.3.2 Test procedure
6.4 Retention of charge
6.4.1 Checking
6.5 Intermittent discharge test
6.6 Resistance to corrosion
6.6.1 External corrosion test
6.6.2 Internal corrosion test for water and foam extinguishers
6.7 Durability test
6.8 Electrical conductivity of extinguisher discharge
6.8.1 Requirement
6.8.2 Procedure used to test for electrical conductivity
7 Fire performance tests
7.1 Suitability for the various classes of fire
7.2 Class A fire tests
7.3 Class B fire tests
7.4 Class D fire tests
8 Construction requirements
8.1 General requirements
8.2 High-pressure cylinders
8.3 Low-pressure cylinders
8.3.1 General
8.4 Steel cylinders
8.4.1 Welded low-carbon steel
8.4.2 Stainless steel cylinders
8.5 Aluminium cylinders
8.6 Minimum wall thickness
8.7 Caps, valves and closures
8.8 Safety and anti-overfill devices
8.8.1 Safety devices
8.8.2 Anti-overfill devices
8.9 Manufacturing tests
8.9.1 Low-pressure cylinders
8.9.2 Leakage tests
8.10 Requirements for plastic components
8.10.1 General requirements
8.10.2 Requirements for normally pressurized components
8.10.3 Ultraviolet light exposure
8.10.4 Normally non-pressurized components
8.10.5 Exposure to extinguishing agent test
8.11 Discharge assembly
8.12 Control valve
8.13 Horn for carbon dioxide extinguisher
8.14 Method of operation
8.15 Safety locking devices
8.16 Pressure gauges for low-pressure extinguishers
8.16.1 General
8.16.2 Pressure gauge calibration test
8.16.3 Pressure gauge burst strength test
8.16.4 Pressure gauge overpressure test
8.16.5 Pressure gauge impulse test
8.16.6 Pressure gauge relief test
8.16.7 Pressure gauge water resistance test
8.16.8 Pressure gauge leakage test
8.16.9 Pressure gauge plastics components
8.17 Siphon tubes and filters for water-based extinguishers
8.18 Carriage assembly
8.18.1 Carriage
8.18.2 Mobility
8.18.3 Hose retaining unit
8.19 Gasket and O-rings
8.19.1 Tensile strength, elongation, maximum set and hardness
8.19.2 Compression set
9 Colour and marking
9.1 Colour
9.2 Marking
9.3 Operating instructions
9.4 Warning markings
9.5 Use-code symbols
9.6 Recharging instructions
9.7 Inspection instructions
10 Manuals
10.1 User manual
10.2 Service manual
Annex A (normative) Clean agent FK-5-1-12 — Extinguishing agent physical properties
Annex B (normative) Clean agent HCFC Blend B — Extinguishing agent physical properties
Annex C (normative) Clean agent HFC-227ea — Extinguishing agent physical properties
Annex D (normative) Clean agent HFC-236fa — Extinguishing agent physical properties
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Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Types of wheeled fire extinguishers
5 Extinguishing media, propellants and fill densities
5.1 Extinguishing media
5.1.1 Carbon dioxide
5.1.2 Clean agents
5.1.3 Powder
5.1.4 Foam concentrates
5.2 Propellants
5.3 Fill density
5.4 Filling tolerance
5.5 Charges
5.5.1 Nominal charge
5.5.2 Gross weight
6 Performance
6.1 Operating temperatures
6.2 Effective discharge time and bulk range of discharge
6.2.1 Effective discharge time
6.2.2 Bulk range
6.3 Resistance to temperature changes
6.3.1 Requirements
6.3.2 Test procedure
6.4 Retention of charge
6.4.1 Checking
6.5 Intermittent discharge test
6.6 Resistance to corrosion
6.6.1 External corrosion test
6.6.2 Internal corrosion test for water and foam extinguishers
6.7 Durability test
6.8 Electrical conductivity of extinguisher discharge
6.8.1 Requirement
6.8.2 Procedure used to test for electrical conductivity
7 Fire performance tests
7.1 Suitability for the various classes of fire
7.2 Class A fire tests
7.3 Class B fire tests
7.4 Class D fire tests
8 Construction requirements
8.1 General requirements
8.2 High-pressure cylinders
8.3 Low-pressure cylinders
8.3.1 General
8.4 Steel cylinders
8.4.1 Welded low-carbon steel
8.4.2 Stainless steel cylinders
8.5 Aluminium cylinders
8.6 Minimum wall thickness
8.7 Caps, valves and closures
8.8 Safety and anti-overfill devices
8.8.1 Safety devices
8.8.2 Anti-overfill devices
8.9 Manufacturing tests
8.9.1 Low-pressure cylinders
8.9.2 Leakage tests
8.10 Requirements for plastic components
8.10.1 General requirements
8.10.2 Requirements for normally pressurized components
8.10.3 Ultraviolet light exposure
8.10.4 Normally non-pressurized components
8.10.5 Exposure to extinguishing agent test
8.11 Discharge assembly
8.12 Control valve
8.13 Horn for carbon dioxide extinguisher
8.14 Method of operation
8.15 Safety locking devices
8.16 Pressure gauges for low-pressure extinguishers
8.16.1 General
8.16.2 Pressure gauge calibration test
8.16.3 Pressure gauge burst strength test
8.16.4 Pressure gauge overpressure test
8.16.5 Pressure gauge impulse test
8.16.6 Pressure gauge relief test
8.16.7 Pressure gauge water resistance test
8.16.8 Pressure gauge leakage test
8.16.9 Pressure gauge plastics components
8.17 Siphon tubes and filters for water-based extinguishers
8.18 Carriage assembly
8.18.1 Carriage
8.18.2 Mobility
8.18.3 Hose retaining unit
8.19 Gasket and O-rings
8.19.1 Tensile strength, elongation, maximum set and hardness
8.19.2 Compression set
9 Colour and marking
9.1 Colour
9.2 Marking
9.3 Operating instructions
9.4 Warning markings
9.5 Use-code symbols
9.6 Recharging instructions
9.7 Inspection instructions
10 Manuals
10.1 User manual
10.2 Service manual
Annex A (normative) Clean agent FK-5-1-12 — Extinguishing agent physical properties
Annex B (normative) Clean agent HCFC Blend B — Extinguishing agent physical properties
Annex C (normative) Clean agent HFC-227ea — Extinguishing agent physical properties
Annex D (normative) Clean agent HFC-236fa — Extinguishing agent physical properties
Bibliography