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ISO 7165:2017 Fire fighting - Portable fire extinguishers - Performance and construction, 2017
- Foreword
- 1 Scope
- 2 Normative references
- 3 Terms and definitions
- 4 Classification of extinguishers
- 5 Extinguishing media, propellants and filling requirements
- 5.1 Extinguishing media
- 5.1.1 Carbon dioxide
- 5.1.2 Clean agents
- 5.1.3 Powders
- 5.1.4 Foam concentrates
- 5.1.5 Water-based agents
- 5.2 Propellants
- 5.3 Filling requirements
- 5.3.1 Fill density
- 5.3.2 Filling tolerance
- 5.3.3 Charges
- 6 Pressure requirements for low-pressure extinguishers
- 6.1 Test pressure
- 6.2 Minimum burst pressure
- 7 General operating performance requirements
- 7.1 Operating temperatures
- 7.2 Minimum effective discharge time and bulk range of discharge
- 7.2.1 Class A-rated extinguishers
- 7.2.2 Class B rated extinguishers
- 7.2.3 Bulk range
- 7.3 Resistance to temperature changes
- 7.3.1 Requirements
- 7.3.2 Test method
- 7.4 Retention of charge
- 7.4.1 Routine checks
- 7.4.2 Retention of charge following partial discharge
- 7.4.3 Long-term leakage test
- 7.5 Mechanical resistance
- 7.5.1 Resistance to impact
- 7.5.2 Resistance to vibrations
- 7.6 Resistance to corrosion
- 7.6.1 External corrosion test
- 7.6.2 Internal corrosion test for extinguishers using water-based media
- 7.7 Tapping test (powder extinguishers only)
- 7.7.1 Requirements
- 7.7.2 Test apparatus
- 7.7.3 Test method
- 7.8 Intermittent discharge test
- 8 Performance requirements for test fires
- 8.1 Rating suitability for the various classes of fire
- 8.1.1 Class A
- 8.1.2 Class B
- 8.1.3 Class C
- 8.1.4 Class D
- 8.1.5 Class F
- 8.2 Test fires — General
- 8.2.1 Operator’s clothing
- 8.2.2 Requirements for extinguishment
- 8.2.3 Test extinguishers and method of use
- 8.2.4 Test schedule
- 8.3 Class A test fire
- 8.3.1 Location
- 8.3.2 Construction
- 8.3.3 Procedure
- 8.4 Class B test fire
- 8.4.1 General
- 8.4.2 Location
- 8.4.3 Construction
- 8.4.4 Fuel
- 8.4.5 Procedure
- 8.4.6 Low-temperature extinguishing test
- 8.5 Class D test fire
- 8.5.1 General
- 8.5.2 Metal chip or turning fires
- 8.5.3 Metal powder or dust fires
- 8.5.4 Shallow liquid metal fires
- 8.5.5 Simulated casting fire
- 8.6 Electrical conductivity of extinguisher discharge
- 8.6.1 Water-based extinguishers
- 8.6.2 Requirements
- 8.6.3 Test for electrical conductivity
- 8.7 Class F test fire
- 8.7.1 Location
- 8.7.2 Construction
- 8.7.3 Fuel
- 8.7.4 Procedure
- 8.8 Class F splash test
- 8.8.1 Location
- 8.8.2 Construction
- 8.8.3 Fuel
- 8.8.4 Procedure
- 8.8.5 Requirements
- 9 Construction requirements
- 9.1 High-pressure extinguishers
- 9.2 Low-pressure extinguishers
- 9.2.1 General requirements
- 9.2.2 Burst test
- 9.2.3 Crushing test
- 9.2.4 Permanent volumetric expansion test
- 9.2.5 Welded low-carbon steel cylinder
- 9.2.6 Stainless steel cylinders
- 9.2.7 Aluminium cylinders
- 9.3 Carrying handle
- 9.4 Mounting
- 9.5 Caps, valves and closures
- 9.6 Safety devices
- 9.7 Manufacturing tests
- 9.7.1 Low-pressure cylinders
- 9.7.2 Leakage tests
- 9.8 Requirements for plastics components
- 9.8.1 General requirements
- 9.8.2 Requirements for normally pressurized components
- 9.8.3 Ultraviolet light exposure
- 9.8.4 Impact resistance
- 9.8.5 Normally non-pressurized components
- 9.8.6 Test for exposure to extinguishing medium
- 9.9 Hose assemblies
- 9.10 Method of operation
- 9.11 Safety-locking devices
- 9.12 Requirements for pressure gauges and indicators for low-pressure extinguishers
- 9.12.1 General
- 9.12.2 Calibration test — Gauges and indicators
- 9.12.3 Burst strength test — Gauges and indicators
- 9.12.4 Overpressure test — Gauges
- 9.12.5 Impulse test — Gauges
- 9.12.6 Pressure gauge relief test
- 9.12.7 Water resistance test — Gauges and indicators
- 9.12.8 Leakage test — Gauges and indicators
- 9.12.9 Plastics components — Gauges and indicators
- 9.13 Dip-tubes and filters — Water-based extinguishers
- 9.14 Special requirements for CO2 extinguishers
- 9.15 Gasket and O-rings
- 9.15.1 Tensile strength, elongation, maximum set and hardness
- 9.15.2 Compression set
- 10 Marking and colour
- 10.1 Colour
- 10.2 Marking
- 10.2.1 General
- 10.2.2 Use-code symbols
- 10.2.3 Recharging instructions
- 10.3 Inspection instructions
- 11 Manuals
- 11.1 User manual
- 11.2 Service manual
- Annex A (normative) Alternate test fire for powder extinguishers with a rating exceeding 144B
- Annex B (normative) Polar solvents
- Annex C (normative) Clean agent FK-5-1-12 — Extinguishing agent physical properties
- Annex D (normative) Clean agent HCFC Blend B — Extinguishing agent physical properties
- Annex E (normative) Clean agent HFC-227ea — Extinguishing agent physical properties
- Annex F (normative) Clean Agent HFC-236fa — Extinguishing agent physical properties
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