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UL 8:7ED 2016-11

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The latest, up-to-date edition.

Water Based Agent Fire Extinguishers

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Hardcopy

Language(s)

English

Published date

11-25-2016

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

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

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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