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Internatioal system of units ✔✔Metric Extinguisher Service Pressure ✔✔Normal Operating pressure Factory test pressure ✔✔Pressure at which the shell was tested at time of manufacture Recharging ✔✔Replacement of exstinguishing agent Servicing ✔✔Performing maintenance Travel Distence ✔✔Actual distence traveled to nearest FE Cartridge/ cylinder operated ✔✔FE where gas is stored seperate from agent Nonrechargable FE ✔✔FE not capable of undergoing maintenance
Class A ✔✔Ordinary combustible materials Class B ✔✔Flammable liquids Class C ✔✔Fires that include Energized Electrical equipment Class D ✔✔Combustible Metals Class K ✔✔Kitchen Fire Classifying Occupancy Hazard ✔✔Rooms/ areas are to be classified as light, ordinary, or extra Class B Selection ✔✔Shall be made by recomandation of specialized equipment Manufacturer 3D fire ✔✔10 lb or greater with discharge rate of 1lb/sec or more shall be used
Pressure Regulatorspressure and flow rate ✔✔Provided with Wheeled FE's shall be tested annually for outlet static
Wetting Agent ✔✔agent shall be replaced Annually Premixed agent in liquid Charge type FE ✔✔replaced every 3 years Vapor phase of Carbon Dioxide ✔✔not less than %99. regulated source of pressure set no higher than 25psi above operating pressureto pressurize FE ✔✔shall be used
FE's having aluminum cylinder suspected of being exposed to temps higher than 350 Fbe removed and get a hydrostatic test ✔✔Shall
Test pressure gauges ✔✔shall be capable of indicating 90% to 110% of the test pressure Hydro Test Pump ✔✔shall be capable of producing not less than 150 percent of test pressure
Hydro Test Years (Dry/ Halogenated) ✔✔12 years Hydro Test Years (water chemical/ stainless steel container) ✔✔5 years Cartridges not exceeding 2 in diameter and being less than 2fttesting ✔✔shall be exempt from hydro
Cartridges with DOT stamp ✔✔shall be exempt from hydro testing pump tanks ✔✔don't need to be condemned or Hydro retested if dented or corroded Hydrostatic test pressure ✔✔Shall be maintained for 30 sec Distortion of FE ✔✔Any kind shall be cause for rejection Drying cylinders ✔✔Heated air shall not exceed 150 inside shell
Leak Test ✔✔Should be sufficiently sensitive to insure FE remains operable for at least 1 year Green Triangle Letter Shaped Symbol ✔✔Class A Red Square Letter Shaped Symbol ✔✔Class B Blue Circle Letter Shaped Symbol ✔✔Class C Yellow Star Letter Shaped Symbol ✔✔Class D Class B fuel-in-depth or appreciable depth fire situationthan 1/4 in. Which normally occurs in contained areas ✔✔Having liquid fuel depths greater
Dry Powder Typesand shovel ✔✔Intended for use on Class D fires. Can be applied from FE or by scoop
2-A rating (maximum area in square feet to be protected per extinguisher)Ordinary (3000) Extra (-) ✔✔Light (6000)
3-A rating ✔✔Light (9000) Ordinary (4500) Extra (-) 4-A rating ✔✔Light (11250) Ordinary (6000) Extra (4000) 6-A rating ✔✔Light (11250) Ordinary (9000) Extra (6000) 10-A rating ✔✔Light (11250) Ordinary (11250) Extra (10000) 20-A, 30-A, 40-A ✔✔Light, Ordinary, Extra (11250) Maximum Travel Distance to Class D ✔✔75 ft
