ISO 11601:2017
(Main)Fire fighting — Wheeled fire extinguishers — Performance and construction
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.
Lutte contre l'incendie — Extincteurs sur roues — Performances et construction
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INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 11601
Third edition
2017-07
Fire fighting — Wheeled fire
extinguishers — Performance and
construction
Lutte contre l’incendie — Extincteurs sur roues — Performances et
construction
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ISO 2017
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Contents Page
Foreword .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Types of wheeled fire extinguishers . 3
5 Extinguishing media, propellants and fill densities . 4
5.1 Extinguishing media . 4
5.1.1 Carbon dioxide . 4
5.1.2 Clean agents . 4
5.1.3 Powder . . 4
5.1.4 Foam concentrates . 4
5.2 Propellants . 4
5.3 Fill density. 4
5.4 Filling tolerance . 4
5.5 Charges . 5
5.5.1 Nominal charge . 5
5.5.2 Gross weight . 5
6 Performance . 5
6.1 Operating temperatures . 5
6.2 Effective discharge time and bulk range of discharge . 5
6.2.1 Effective discharge time . . . 5
6.2.2 Bulk range . 5
6.3 Resistance to temperature changes . 6
6.3.1 Requirements . 6
6.3.2 Test procedure . 6
6.4 Retention of charge . 7
6.4.1 Checking . 7
6.5 Intermittent discharge test . . 7
6.6 Resistance to corrosion . 7
6.6.1 External corrosion test . 7
6.6.2 Internal corrosion test for water and foam extinguishers . 8
6.7 Durability test . 8
6.8 Electrical conductivity of extinguisher discharge . 9
6.8.1 Requirement . 9
6.8.2 Procedure used to test for electrical conductivity . 9
7 Fire performance tests . 9
7.1 Suitability for the various classes of fire . 9
7.2 Class A fire tests .10
7.3 Class B fire tests .10
7.4 Class D fire tests .10
8 Construction requirements .10
8.1 General requirements .10
8.2 High-pressure cylinders .11
8.3 Low-pressure cylinders .11
8.3.1 General.11
8.4 Steel cylinders .11
8.4.1 Welded low-carbon steel .11
8.4.2 Stainless steel cylinders .12
8.5 Aluminium cylinders.12
8.6 Minimum wall thickness .12
8.7 Caps, valves and closures .12
8.8 Safety and anti-overfill devices .13
8.8.1 Safety devices .13
8.8.2 Anti-overfill devices .13
8.9 Manufacturing tests .13
8.9.1 Low-pressure cylinders .13
8.9.2 Leakage tests .13
8.10 Requirements for plastic components .14
8.10.1 General requirements .14
8.10.2 Requirements for normally pressurized components .14
8.10.3 Ultraviolet light exposure .14
8.10.4 Normally non-pressurized components .15
8.10.5 Exposure to extinguishing agent test .15
8.11 Discharge assembly .15
8.12 Control valve .16
8.13 Horn for carbon dioxide extinguisher .16
8.14 Method of operation .17
8.15 Safety locking devices .17
8.16 Pressure gauges for low-pressure extinguishers .17
8.16.1 General.17
8.16.2 Pressure gauge calibration test .18
8.16.3 Pressure gauge burst strength test .18
8.16.4 Pressure gauge overpressure test .19
8.16.5 Pressure gauge impulse test .19
8.16.6 Pressure gauge relief test .
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