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Catalogue values for Portable Fire Extinguishers (V2) as per IS 15683:2018

Category Specification Bid Requirement (Allowed Values)
Generic Type Stored Pressure, Gas Cartridge Type (as per IS 4947)
Extinguishing Media Water Based, Foam Based (as per IS 4989), Powder Based (as per IS 4308 ), Carbon Dioxide Based (as per IS 15222), Clean Agent (certificate of manufacturer/supplier), Water Mist Type
Expellant Medium CO2 Cartridge Based, N2 Based (Stored Pressure), CO2 Extinguishing Medium
Constructional Material Type of Extinguisher High Pressure Extinguisher (Service Pressure >19 bar), Low Pressure Extinguisher (Service Pressure ≤19 bar)
Material Specification for the body of High Pressure Extinguisher Steel body (as per latest IS 7285), Aluminium body (as per latest IS 15660), NA
Material Specification for the body of Low Pressure Extinguisher Welded low carbon steel cylinders (as per Clause 9.2.5 of IS 15683), Stainless steel cylinders (as per Clause 9.2.6 of IS 15683), Aluminium Cylinder seamless construction (as per Clause 9.2.7 of IS 15683), Composite cylinder non-metallic liner (as per Clause 9.2.8 of IS 15683), NA
Construction Foam Based Extinguishing Media Protein Foam (PF), Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AFFF), Film Forming Fluoro- Protein Foam (FFFP), Synthetic Foam, AR Foam, NA
Powder Based Extinguishing Media BC, ABC, D type, NA
Type of Clean Agent for Clean Agent Based Fire Extinguisher (as per CL 5-1-3) Yes, NA
Foam Based Fire Extinguisher Capacity in Liters 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, NA
Powder Based Fire Extinguisher Capacity in Kg 1, 2, 4, 6, 9, 12, NA
Carbon Dioxide Based Fire Extinguisher Capacity in Kg 2, 3, 4.5, NA
Water Based Fire Extinguisher Capacity in Liters 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, NA
Clean Agents Fire Extinguisher Capacity in Kg 2, 4, 6, NA
Water Mist Fire Extinguisher Capacity in Liters 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, NA
Features of Fire Extinguisher Carrying Handle (Mandatory If Extinguisher having mass ≥1.5Kg or Cylinder diameter, Safety Devices (Mandatory for High Pressure Extinguisher), Rechargeable, Hose Assemblies (Mandatory If mass or volume of Extinguishing medium > 3 Kg or Litres), NA
Class of fire for which Fire Extinguisher is suitable Class -A, Class -B, Class -C, Class -D, Class -E, Class -F
Performance Operating Temperature (°C) +5°C to +60°C, +0°C to +60°C, -10°C to +60°C, -20°C to +60°C, -30°C to +60°C
Minimum Effective discharge time for Fire Extinguisher Above 8
Fire Rating of different class of fires 1A, 2A, 3A, 4A, 6A, 10A, 15A, 20A, 8B, 13B, 21B, 34B, 55B, 70B, 89B, 113B, 144B, 183B, 233B, 5F, 15F, 25F, 75F, NA