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• 6 or 9 liter size.
• Noisy in operation.
• The gross weight of portable fire extinguisher, complete with all fittings and charged with the extinguishing agent and
expellent, shall not exceed 20kg.
• The owner or occupant of a property in which extinguishers are located shall be responsible for inspection, maintenance
and recharging of extinguishers.
• Maintenance of fire extinguisher shall only be carried out by approved servicing agency or company. All fire
extinguishers are to be serviced annually and the owner or occupant is to constantly look-out for any fault, for example,
pressure gauge indicator dropped below operating pressure range.
INSTALLATION OF FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
• Portable extinguishers shall be mounted on walls by the hangers
or brackets supplied.
• Then: PASS
FIRE SPRINKLER
• Deluge system
• Pre-action system
WET PIPE SYSTEM
• Least expensive.
• Most frequently installed.
• Easiest to maintain.
• Easiest to modify.
• Most reliable.
DRY PIPE SYSTEM
Sprinkler systems employing automatic
sprinklers attached to a piping network
containing air or nitrogen under pressure,
the release from which permits the water
pressure to open a valve known as dry pipe
valve, and then water flows into the piping
network and discharges from the opened
sprinklers.
MONTHLY MAINTENANCE
• Check and make sure that the fire department connections are
accessible and visible. Caps or plugs should be in place and in
good condition. Swivels or couplings should rotate smoothly
and be undamaged.
• Make sure that the and that there is no leakage with the check
valve. identification signs are in place
MAINTENANCE OF SPRINKLER SYSTEMS
ANNUAL INSPECTIONS
• The technician will also check to see if there are any damages
or obstructions that would prevent the system from efficiently
protection the building in the event of a fire.