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FIRE SERVICE AND GENERAL FIRE SAFETY TOPICS => Technical Advice => Topic started by: Ashley Wood on February 06, 2006, 01:10:34 PM

Title: pressure testing of FM200 cylinders
Post by: Ashley Wood on February 06, 2006, 01:10:34 PM

Can anyone advise me as to the recommendations regarding pressure testing of FM200 cylinders. Also, what document details the recommendations?

Thanks

Title: pressure testing of FM200 cylinders
Post by: AnthonyB on February 06, 2006, 11:17:41 PM

Of the top of my head, bearing in mind the time of night, I would suggest that the BS for the type & construction of gas cylinder would be the way to go, hich normally has a table of test intervals for that type of cylinder and it's usage (i.e. gas contents & their application). Without looking I cannot be certain, but would bet that it is 10 years like cylinders of similar construction filled with CO2 for firefighting

Title: pressure testing of FM200 cylinders
Post by: David Rooney on March 22, 2006, 06:52:14 PM

BS ISO 14520-1:2000      Gaseous fire-extinguishing systems. Physical properties and system design. General requirements

I think the pressure testing comes under part 3.

You should test every 10 years, after 20 years test every five.

Title: pressure testing of FM200 cylinders
Post by: AnthonyB on March 22, 2006, 11:06:12 PM

From the General requirements maintenance section of BS ISO 14520-1

"9.2.2 Container
Containers shall be subjected to periodical tests as required by the relevant national standard."

Which would be evry 10 years as the old 20, 10, 5 regime was removed a few years ago when BS EN's replaced the old BS for steel & aluminium gas cylinder testing

Title: pressure testing of FM200 cylinders
Post by: Ashley Wood on March 23, 2006, 08:07:00 AM

Thanks guys for your help, very usefull.

VBR

Ashley