ISO/TC 21/SC 5 - Fixed firefighting systems using water

This document specifies performance and marking requirements and test methods for conventional, spray, flat spray, sidewall, extended coverage, domestic and storage sprinklers, including early suppression fast response (ESFR), electrically activated sprinklers (EAS) and sprinklers with monitoring of activation (SMA) for use in water-based fire protection systems. This document is not applicable to sprinklers with multiple orifices.

This document specifies performance requirements, methods of test and marking requirements for pressure reducing valves intended to reduce the downstream water pressure in the piping for water-based fire protection systems. Within the context of this document, pressure reducing valves include both pilot operated pressure reducing valves and direct acting pressure reducing valves. Performance and test requirements for other auxiliary components or attachments to pressure reducing valves are not within the scope of this document.

This document defines performance requirements, methods of testing and marking requirements for fire pump relief valves intended to rapidly relieve the excessive water pressure in the supply piping for standpipe systems or sprinkler systems or both. Performance and test requirements for other auxiliary components or attachments to fire pump relief valves are not covered by this standard.

This document specifies performance requirements, test methods and marking requirements for pendent early suppression fast response (ESFR) sprinklers. NOTE This document currently provides requirements for K202 and K242 ESFR pendent sprinklers.

This document specifies performance, requirements, test methods and marking requirements, for check valves used to supply water in automatic fire protection systems. It is not applicable to trim valves.

This document specifies performance requirements, methods of test and marking requirements for pre-action dry alarm valves, valve sets and manufacturers' specified relevant trim used in non-interlock pre-action automatic fire protection systems. Performance and test requirements for other auxiliary components or attachments to pre-action dry valves are not covered by this document.

This document specifies construction requirements, performance requirements, test methods and marking requirements for typical types of pipe hangers.

This document specifies performance requirements, grooving dimensions, test methods and marking requirements for couplings used in the joining of grooved steel tubes, pipes, grooved-end fittings and other grooved-end components up to 300 DN nominal diameter.

This document specifies the performance and testing requirements for accelerators used with dry pipe valves in fire protection systems to hasten the operation of the valves when one or more sprinklers operate.

This document specifies performance requirements, methods of test, and marking requirements for open water spray nozzles. This document is not applicable to open sprinklers or open water mist nozzles. Factors of installation, such as nozzle spacing, design densities, wind and hot gas velocities, are not intended to be addressed by this document.

ISO 6182-13:2017 specifies performance and marking requirements and test methods for extended coverage sprinklers. These sprinklers are intended to provide control of fires in occupancies or portions of occupancies where quantity and/or combustibility of contents is low such as office spaces.

ISO 6182-10:2014 specifies performance requirements, test methods, and marking requirements for domestic sprinklers. These sprinklers are intended to provide control of fires in domestic occupancies, to prevent flashover (total involvement) in the room of fire origin and to improve the probability for successful escape or evacuation of the occupants.

ISO 6182-3:2012 specifies performance, requirements, methods of test and marking requirements, for dry pipe valves and manufacturer's specified relevant trim used in dry pipe automatic fire protection systems. Performance and test requirements for other auxiliary components or attachments to dry pipe valves are not covered by ISO 6182-3:2012. Quick opening devices, including accelerators, used with dry pipe valves are covered in 6182-4.

ISO 6182-2:2012 specifies performance, requirements, methods of test and marking requirements, for wet alarm valves, retard chambers, water motor alarms and manufacturers' specified relevant trim used in wet pipe automatic fire protection systems. ISO 6182-2:2012 is not applicable to performance and test requirements for other auxiliary components or attachments to alarm valves.

ISO 6182-5:2012 specifies performance requirements, methods of test and marking requirements for deluge valves and manufacturer's specified relevant trim used in deluge and pre-action automatic fire protection systems. Deluge valves covered by these requirements can be operated by hydraulic, pneumatic, electric, mechanical, manual, or thermal means, or combinations thereof. Performance and test requirements for other auxiliary components or attachments to deluge valves are not covered by ISO 6182-5:2012. ISO 6182-5:2012 does not cover thermally operated valves released by heat acting directly on the valve. This type of valve utilizes a thermal device, such as the link-and-lever arrangement or glass bulb of a sprinkler, to hold the valve closed. Operation of the thermal device allows the valve to open.

ISO 6182-9:2005 specifies performance requirements, test methods and marking requirements for water mist nozzles.

ISO 6182-12:2014 specifies performance requirements, grooving dimensions, test methods, and marking requirements for couplings used in the joining of roll and cut grooved steel tube, pipe, grooved-end fittings, and other grooved-end components up to 300 mm in nominal diameter.

ISO 6182-1:2014 specifies performance and marking requirements and test methods for conventional, spray, flat spray, and sidewall sprinklers. It is not applicable to sprinklers having multiple orifices.

ISO 6182-12:2010 specifies performance requirements, grooving dimensions, test methods and marking requirements for couplings used in the joining of roll and cut grooved steel tube, pipe, grooved-end fittings and other grooved-end components up to 300 mm in nominal diameter.

ISO 6182-8:2006 specifies performance requirements, methods of test and marking requirements for pre-action dry alarm valves and manufacturers' specified relevant trim used in non-interlock pre-action automatic fire protection systems. Performance and test requirements for other auxiliary components or attachments to pre-action dry valves are not covered by ISO 6182-8:2006.

ISO 6182-5:2006 specifies performance requirements, methods of test and marking requirements for deluge valves and manufacturers' specified relevant trim used in deluge and pre-action automatic fire protection systems. Deluge valves covered by these requirements can be operated by hydraulic, pneumatic, electric, mechanical, manual, or thermal means or combinations thereof. Performance and test requirements for other auxiliary components or attachments to deluge valves are not covered by ISO 6182-5:2006. ISO 6182-5:2006 does not cover thermally operated valves released by heat acting directly on the valve. This type of valve utilizes a thermal device, such as the link-and-lever arrangement or glass bulb of a sprinkler, to hold the valve closed. Operation of the thermal device allows the valve to open.

ISO 6182-6:2006 specifies performance requirements, methods of test and marking requirements for check valves used in automatic fire protection systems.

ISO 6182-10:2006 specifies performance requirements, test methods and marking requirements for domestic sprinklers. These sprinklers are intended to provide control of fires in domestic occupancies, to prevent flashover (total involvement) in the room of fire origin and to improve the probability for successful escape or evacuation of the occupants.

ISO 6182-2:2005 specifies performance, requirements, methods of test and marking requirements, for wet alarm valves, retard chambers, water motor alarms and manufacturers' specified relevant trim used in wet pipe automatic fire protection systems. Performance and test requirements for other auxiliary components or attachments to alarm valves are not covered by ISO 6182-2:2005.

ISO 6182-3:2005 specifies performance, requirements, methods of test and marking requirements, for dry pipe valves and manufacturers' specified relevant trim used in dry pipe automatic fire protection systems. Performance and test requirements for other auxiliary components or attachments to dry pipe valves are not covered by ISO 6182-3:2005.

ISO 6182-7:2004 specifies performance requirements, test methods and marking requirements for fusible element and glass-bulb early suppression fast response (ESFR) sprinklers. It is applicable to ESFR sprinklers with flow constants of 202 ± 8.

ISO 6182-1:2004 specifies performance and marking requirements and test methods for conventional, spray, flat spray and sidewall sprinklers. It is not applicable to sprinklers having multiple orifices.

ISO 6182-11:2003 specifies performance requirements, test methods and marking requirements for pipe hangers.

Specifies performance and test requirements for deluge valves employed in deluge and fire protection systems.

Specifies the performance and testing requirements for quick-opening devices used with dry pipe valves in fire protection systems to hasten the operation of the valves when one or more sprinklers operate. The quick-opening devices include accelerators and exhausters for use with specific dry pipe valves.

Specifies performance requirements, test methods and marking requirements for fusible element and glass bulb sprinklers. For special sprinklers, special tests are necessary, which are in preparation.

Gives performance and other requirements, recommendations, and tests for dry pipe valves and relevant trim, as specified by the manufacturers. Performance and test requirements for other auxiliary components or attachments are not covered.

Gives performance and other requirements, recommendations, and tests for wet alarm valves, retard chambers, water motor alarms and relevant trim, as specified by the manufacturers. Performance and test requirements for other auxiliary components or attachments are not covered.