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Table Of Contents
1.0 MEANING OF SAFETY SIGNAL WORDS
2.0 SAFETY
3.0 GENERAL INFORMATION
3.1 VARIOUS MODELS AND TERMS
3.2
SPECIFICATIONS
3.2.1
MECHANICAL
3.3 NOZZLE COUPLINGS
3.4 USE WITH SALT WATER
4.0 FLOW CHARACTERISTICS
4.1 FIXED FLOW
4.2 SELECTABLE FLOW
4.3
AUTOMATIC
4.4 AUTOMATIC WITH FLOW LIMITING
4.5 EN CERTIFIED 6 BAR NOZZLES –
EN15182-2 PN16 and EN15182-4 PN40
5.0 NOZZLE CONTROLS
5.1 FLOW CONTROL
5.1.1 LEVER TYPE FLOW CONTROL
5.1.2
TIP
ONLY
5.1.3 BALL SHUT OFF
5.1.4 IMPULSE TRIGGER FLOW CONTROL
5.1.4.1 IMPULSE TRIGGER LOCK
5.1.4,2 IMPULSE FLOW CONTROL SPEED
ADJUSTMENT
5.1.4.3 NORMAL OPERATING RANGE
5.2 PATTERN AND FLUSH CONTROL
5.2.1
PATTERN
CONTROL
5.2.2
SHAPER
TACTILE
INDICATOR
5.2.3 SHAPER LOCK OUT LEVER
5.2.4 STREAM PATTERN POSITION ADJUSTMENT
5.3 FLUSH CONTROL
6.0 USE WITH FOAM
6.1 FOAM ASPIRATING ATTACHMENTS
7.0 USE OF NOZZLES
8.0 APPROVALS
9.0 COLOR CODED VALVE HANDLE AND PISTOL GRIP
9.1 IMPULSE TRIGGER VALVE SYSTEM NOZZLE
COLORED PISTOL GRIPS
10.0 DRAWINGS AND PART LISTS
10.1 38 MM G-FORCE NOZZLES
10.2 IMPULSE TRIGGER VALVE NOZZLES
10.3 25MM G-FORCE NOZZLES
11.0 MAINTENANCE
11.1 FIELD LUBRICATION
11.2 IMPULSE TRIGGER VALVE LUBRICATION
11.3
SERVICE
TESTING
11.2.1
HYDROSTATIC
TESTING
11.2.2
FLOW
TESTING
11.2.3
RECORDS
11.4
REPAIR
12.0 WARRANTY
13.0 OPERATION AND INSPECTION CHECKLIST
DANGER
PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY CODE
The member companies of FEMSA that provide emergency response
equipment and services want responders to know and understand the
following:
1. Firefi ghting and Emergency Response are inherently dangerous activities
requiring proper training in their hazards and the use of extreme caution
at all times.
2. It is your responsibility to read and understand any user’s instructions,
including purpose and limitations, provided with any piece of equipment
you may be called upon to use.
3. It is your responsibility to know that you have been properly trained in
Firefi ghting and /or Emergency Response and in the use, precautions, and
care of any equipment you may be called upon to use.
4. It is your responsibility to be in proper physical condition and to maintain
the personal skill level required to operate any equipment you may be
called upon to use.
5. It is your responsibility to know that your equipment is in operable
condition and has been maintained in accordance with the manufacturer’s
instructions.
6. Failure to follow these guidelines may result in death, burns or other
severe injury.
FEMSA
Fire and Emergency Manufacturers and Service Association
P.O. Box 147, Lynnfi eld, MA 01940 • www.FEMSA.org
