• UL 8:7ED 2016-11

    Current The latest, up-to-date edition.

    Water Based Agent Fire Extinguishers

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  25-11-2016

    Publisher:  Underwriters Laboratories

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    Table of Contents - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    Introduction
    1 Scope
    2 General
    3 Glossary
    Construction
    4 General
    5 Cylinders
    6 Joints
    7 Overfill indicators
    8 Caps, valves, and closures
    9 Gaskets and 'O' rings
    10 Gas cartridges and cylinders
    11 Pressure gauges and indicators
    12 Locking devices and seals
    13 Hose
    14 Couplings
    15 Nozzles and discharge valves
    16 Siphon tubes
    17 Strainers
    18 Handles and mounting devices
    19 Hose retainers (wheeled extinguishers)
    20 Running gear (wheeled extinguishers)
    21 Expellant gases
    Performance
    22 Fire tests
    23 Pull pin tests
    24 Operating delay
    25 Operation test
    26 Discharge range test
    27 Discharge duration test
    28 Operating temperature limits test
    29 30-day elevated temperature test
    30 Foam exposure test
    31 Exposure to extinguishing agent test
    32 High-temperature exposure test
    33 Temperature cycling test
    34 Rate of flow test
    35 Intermittent discharge test
    36 Vibration test
    37 Roadability and rough usage tests
    38 Handle and mounting device test
    39 Hydrostatic pressure test
    40 Servicing tests
    41 Carbide precipitation test
    42 Calibration test - gauges and indicators
    43 Burst strength test - gauges and indicators
    44 Overpressure test - gauges
    45 Impulse test - gauges
    46 Pressure gauge relief test
    47 Water resistance test - gauges and indicators
    48 Leakage test - gaugess and indicators
    49 Gaskets and 'O' rings tests
    48A Elastomeric parts test
    50 Mercurous nitrate immersion test
    51 Siphon tube pull test
    52 Aging tests - polymeric materials
    53 Salt spray corrosion test
    54 One-year time leakage test
    55 Nameplate exposure tests
    56 Nameplate adhesion test
    57 Nameplate abrasion test
    58 Nameplate removal test
    Packaging
    59 General
    Manufacturing and production tests
    60 General
    Marking and instructions
    61 General
    62 Operating instructions and use code symbols
    63 Identification of contents
    64 Inspection instructions
    65 Record tags
    66 Instruction manual
    67 Service manual
    Appendix A
    Standards for components

    Abstract - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    These revisions to ANSI/UL 8 dated December 23, 2020 includes Elastomeric Parts Test; 45.1 and 45.1.1

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    1.1 These requirements cover the construction and performance, exclusive of performance during fire tests, of portable water based agent fire extinguishers.

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    Document Type Standard
    Publisher Underwriters Laboratories
    Status Current

    Standards Referenced By This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    MIL-DTL-32403 Base Document:2012 Fire Extinguisher, Employing HFC-227ea Agent Enhanced with Special Sodium Bicarbonate Powder (HFC-227ea/SBCS), Portable, with Bracket
    MIL-DTL-24652 Revision A:2016 Extinguisher, Fire, Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AFFF), 2.5-Gallon
    UL 1803:4ED 2012-02 Factory Follow-Up on Third Party Certified Portable Fire Extinguishers
    NFPA 10R : 1992 PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHING EQUIPMENT IN FAMILY DWELLINGS AND LIVING UNITS
    NFPA 1 : 2021 FIRE CODE
    NFPA 10 : 2018 PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
    NFPA 10L : 1990 MODEL ENABLING ACT FOR THE SALE OF LEASING AND SERVICING OR LEASING AND SERVICING OF PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
    NFPA 408 : 2017 AIRCRAFT HAND PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
    NFPA 1 : 2018 FIRE CODE

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    UL 1439:5ED 2015-04 Tests for Sharpness of Edges on Equipment
    UL 92 : 1993 FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND BOOSTER HOSE
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