MALAYSIAN MS 1488:2006

STANDARD

FIREFIGHTING HOSES
SEMI-RIGID HOSES FOR FIXED SYSTEMS
(FIRST REVISION)

ICS: 13.220.10
Descriptors: fixed firefighting, semi-rigid hoses, fixed systems

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Committee representation

The Fire Safety and Prevention Industry Standards Committee (ISC M) under whose authority this Malaysian
Standard was adopted, comprises representatives from the following organisations:

Association of Consulting Engineers Malaysia

Construction Industry Development Board Malaysia
Department of Chemistry, Malaysia
Department of Standards Malaysia
Federation of Malaysian Consumers Associations
Forest Research Institute Malaysia
Jabatan Bomba dan Penyelamat Malaysia
Jabatan Kerja Raya
Malaysian Fire Protection Association
Master Builders Association of Malaysia
Ministry of International Trade and Industry
Persatuan Insuran Am Malaysia
Pertubuhan Akitek Malaysia
Real Estate Housing Developers Association Malaysia
Tenaga Nasional Berhad
The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia
The Institution of Fire Engineers (UK) Malaysia Branch
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Universiti Putra Malaysia

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Association of Consulting Engineers Malaysia

Jabatan Bomba dan Penyelamat Malaysia

Jabatan Kerja Raya (Cawangan Kejuruteraan Mekanikal)

Kolling Engineering Sdn Bhd

Malaysian Fire Protection Association

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FOREWORD

The adoption of the EN Standard as a Malaysian Standard was recommended by the

Technical Committee on Wet Fire Protection under the authority of the Fire Safety and
Prevention Industry Standards Committee.

This Malaysian Standard is the first revision of MS 1488:1999, Specification for semi-rigid reel
hose for first aid fixed installations.

This Malaysian Standard is identical to EN 694:2001, Firefighting hoses Semi-rigid hoses

for fixed systems, published by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN).
However, for the purposes of this Malaysian Standard, the following apply:

a) in the source text, this European Standard should read this Malaysian Standard;

b) the comma which is used as a decimal sign (if any), to read as a point; and

c) references to International Standard should be replaced by equivalent Malaysian

Standards as follows:

Referenced International Standards Corresponding Malaysian Standards

ISO 176, Plastics Determination of loss MS ISO 176, Plastics Determination of

of plasticizers Activated carbon method loss of plasticizers Activated carbon
method

ISO 188, Rubber, vulcanized or MS ISO 188, Rubber, vulcanized or

thermoplastic Accelerated ageing and thermoplastic Accelerated ageing and
heat-resistance tests heat-resistance tests

ISO 8330, Rubber and plastic hoses and MS ISO 8330, Rubber and plastic hoses
hose assemblies Vocabulary and hose assemblies Vocabulary

d) reference to European Standard in the bibligraphy should be replaced by equivalent

Malaysian Standard as follows:

Referenced European Standard Corresponding Malaysian Standard

EN ISO 9001, Quality management MS ISO 9001, Quality management

systems Requirements systems Requirements

This Malaysian Standard cancels and replaces MS 1488:1999.

This standard is published with the permission of the European Committee for
Standardization. Such permission is hereby acknowledged.

Compliance with a Malaysian Standard does not of itself confer immunity from legal
obligations.

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BRITISH STANDAR D BS EN
694:2001

Fire-fighting hoses
Semi-rigid hoses for
fixed systems

Th e Eu r o p ean Stan da r d E N 69 4 : 20 0 1 h as th e statu s of a

British Standard

ICS 13.220.10

NO COPYING WITHOUT BSI PERMISSION EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY COPYRIGHT LAW

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of the Sta nda rds P oli cy a nd
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in c lu din g C o r r ig endu m Dec e mb er 2003. It partia lly s u pers ed es BS 31 69:1 98 6
( Typ e 1) .
Cor r ig endu m Ju ly 2002 w as iss u e d in er r or. Corrigen du m Dec e m b er 20 0 3 h as
n o w be en in corp or at e d wi th in BS E N 694:20 01. Corrig e n du m Dec e mb er 2003
ma k es c h a n g es to 6.5 , Clause 7, Fig u r e C.2 an d Figu r e D.1.
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EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 694
NORME EUROPENNE
EUROPISCHE NORM May 2001

ICS 13.220.10

E ngli s h v ersion

Fire-fighting hoses - Semi-rigid hoses for fixed systems

Tuyaux de lutte contre l'incendie - Tuyaux semi-rigides pour Feuerwehrschluche - Formstabile Schluche fr
systmes fix es Wandhydranten

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Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national
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2001 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. EN 694:2001 E
worldwide for CEN national Members.
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Foreword
This E uropea n S tandard has been prepared by Tec hnic al Co m mittee CE N/TC 192 "Fire s ervic e
equi p ment", the s ecretari at of whi c h is hel d by B S I.

This E uropea n Standard s hall be giv en the s tatus of a nati onal s tand ard, either by public ati on of an
identic al tex t or by end orsem ent, at the lates t by Nov e mber 2001, and c onflic ti ng nati onal stan dards
s hall be wi thdrawn at the l ates t by Nov em ber 2001.

The s tandard is bas ed on rec o m mendations fro m CE N/TC 191 Fi x ed fi re-fi ghti ng s ys tems and
s houl d be read i n c onj unc ti on with E N 671-1.

At pres ent there is no exi sting IS O Stand ard on the s a me s ubj ec t but ISO 4642:1 97 8 Rub ber
produc ts - Hos es , non-c oll aps i bl e, for fi re-fighti ng s ervi c e i s under revi si on by IS O/TC 45.
Req uire ments for s e mi-ri gi d hos es for us e with fire-fighti ng pu mps and v ehi cl es are giv en i n E N 1947;
thos e for non-percol ati ng l ay flat hos es are giv en i n E N 1924-1 (pu m ps and v ehicl es ) and E N 192 4-2
(fi x ed sy s tems).

Rec o m m endations on the frequ enc y at whi c h tests s pec i fied i n this s tandard s hould be c arri ed out are
gi ven i n annex E .

Us ers of this E uropean S tandard are advi s ed to c ons ider the desi rabili ty of i ndepe nde nt c erti fi c ation
of produc t c onfor mi ty with this E uropean Stan d ard bas ed on tes ting and c ont i nui ng s urv eill anc e,
whic h may be c ou pl ed wi th as s es s ment of a s uppli ers quali ty s ys tem agains t E N IS O 9001.

Ac c ordi ng to the CE N/CE NE LE C Internal Reg ul ati ons , the nati onal stan dards organi z ati ons of the
following c ountri es are bound to i mplement this E urop ean S tandard: A us tri a, B el gi um, Czec h
Rep ubli c, Den m ark , Fi nl and, Franc e, Germ any , Greec e, Ic el an d, Irel and, Italy , Lux e mbourg,
Netherl ands , Norway , P ortugal, S pai n, S we den, S wi tz erl and and the Uni ted Ki ngdo m.
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Introduction
A fi x ed sy s tem i s a manuall y operated unit i ns tall ed i n a buil ding i n order to mak e i t pos si ble for the
oc c upants to c ontrol and ex tinguis h a s mall fire. The sy ste m c onsi s ts of fix ed units mounted on walls
or in c abi nets permanentl y c onnec ted to a water s upply . The fix ed units are c om pos ed of a c oupli ng,
a v al v e, a s e mi -ri gid water fill ed hos e with its s upp ort and a noz zl e.
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1 Scope

This E uropea n Stan d ard s pec ifies the requi rem ents and tes t methods for s emi -ri gid reel hos es for fi re-
fi ghti ng purpos es for us e with fi x ed sy s tems . The hos es are i ntende d for us e at a maxi mu m working
press ure of 1,2 MP a for hos es of 19 m m and 25 m m i nsi de diameter and 0,7 MP a for hos es of 33 mm
insi de di am eter.

Hos es c onformi ng to this s tandard are i ntend ed for appli c ati ons where l ong intervals c an oc c ur
betwe en the oc c asi ons of us e, for ex a mple on fi x ed fi re hos e reels i n buil di ngs and other c ons truc ti on
wor k s.

The s tandard applies excl usi v el y to hos es for fi re-fighti ng purpos es i ntende d for us e at ambient
c onditi ons i n non-aggres si v e or non-c orrosiv e atmospheres withi n the te mp erature range -20 C to
+60 C.

NOTE 1 Hoses for use at temperatures lower than -20 C may be supplied at the request of the purchaser.

NOTE 2 All pressures are expressed in megapascals. 1 MPa = 10 bar.

2 Normative references

This E uropea n Stan d ard i nc orporates by dated or undat ed referenc e, provisions from other
publi c ations . Thes e norm ati v e referenc es are ci ted at the appropri ate pl ac es i n the tex t and the
publi c ations are li sted hereafter. For dated referenc es , s ubs e q uent a me n d ments to or revi si ons of any
of thes e publi c ati ons appl y to this E uropea n S tandard onl y when i nc orporated i n it by am end m ent or
revisi on. For undate d referenc es , the l ates t edi tion of the public ati on referred to appli es (i ncl udi ng
a mend m ents).

E N 246 72:1993, Rub ber and plas ti cs hos es - Sub-am bi ant temp erature flexi bility tests
(ISO 4672: 1988)

E N 273 26:1993, Rubber and pl as tic s hos es - A ss es s ment of oz one resi stanc e under s tatic c ondi ti ons
(ISO 7326: 1991)

E N 280 33, Rub ber and pl as tic s hos e - Determi nati on of adhes ion betwe en c o mpo nents
(ISO 8033: 1991)

E N ISO 130 7, Ru bber and plas tic s hos es for gen eral -purpos e i ndus tri al appli c ati ons - B ore di ameters
and tol eranc es , and tol eranc es on l ength (ISO 1307:1 992)

E N IS O 1402, Rubb er and plas tic s hos es and hos e as s e m bli es - Hy dros tatic tes ti ng (ISO 14 02:1994)

ISO 17 6:1976, Pl as tic s - Deter minati on of l os s of pl asti ciz ers - Ac ti v ated c arbo n metho d

ISO 18 8, Rub ber, v ul c ani z ed or ther mopl as ti c - A c c el erated agei ng and heat-resi s tanc e tests

ISO 46 71:19 84, Rubber and pl as tic s hos e and hos e as s em blies - Methods of meas ure m ent of
di m ens i ons

ISO 83 30:19 98, Rubb er and pl as tic s hos es and hos e as s embli es - V oc abulary
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3 Definitions
For the purpos es of thi s s tandard the foll owi ng defi ni ti on appli es , together with thos e for working
press ure, proof press ure and burst pres s ure gi v en i n IS O 8330:1 998.

3.1
s e mi -rigi d h o se
hos e whi c h m aintains its rou n d cros s-s ec tion ev en when unpres s uri zed

4 Classification

4.1 General

All ty pes and cl as s es of hos es s hall be s o fl exi bl e that they c an be roll ed and k ept on a dru m of
mi ni m u m diam eter 200 m m for 19 m m and 25 m m insi de di a meter hos e and of mi ni mu m diam eter
280 m m for 33 m m i nsi de di a meter hos e.

Hos es s hall be one of two ty pes di sti ng ui s hed by thei r c ons truction. E ac h hos e ty pe s hall be further
di vi ded i nto cl as s es dis ti ngui s hed by the m aterial s us ed for li ni ng and c ov er.

4.2 Classification by types (hose construction)

Ty pe A hos es s hall c onsi s t of:

a) a s ea ml es s rubber or pl asti c s lini ng;

b) a textil e rei nforcem ent with or without a ri gid s piral helix ;

c) a rub ber or pl as tic s c ov er.

Ty pe B hos es s hall c onsi s t of:

a) a s ea ml es s rubber or pl asti c s lini ng;

b) a circular wov en tex til e rei nforce ment wi th a ri gi d s pi ral helix ;

c) an unc ov ered or rubber or plasti cs c over.

4.3 Classification by class (materials for lining and cover)

The hos e ty pes s hall be further s ubdi vi ded i nto six cl as s es depe ndent on the m ateri al s us ed i n the
c ons truc tion i n ac c ordanc e with Tabl e 1.
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T a ble 1 C las se s a n d mat erials

Class Li ni n g m ate rial C ove r ma terial
1 rubber rubber
2 plas ti cs plas tic s
3 rubber plas tic s
4 plas ti cs rubber
5 rubber no c over
6 plas ti cs no c over

5 Dimensions, tolerances and maximum mass

5.1 Inside diameter and maximum mass

The i nsi de di am eter of the hos e, when meas ured i n acc ordanc e with ISO 46 71, s hall c onform to the
requi rem ents gi v en i n Tabl e 2. The m as s per metre length of the hos e s hall be i n ac c ordanc e wi th
Table 2.

T a ble 2 In sid e dia m et er, t oler a nce s o n in si de dia m et er an d ma x i m u m m ass p er u ni t le ngt h

Insi de dia m e ter T ol e r a nc e s for insi d e M ass pe r u ni t len g t h
di a m e ter

mm mm k g/m
Ty p e A Ty p e B
max . max .
19 -0,5 to + 1,0 0,75 0,25
25 1,0 0,90 0,35
33 -1,0 to + 1,5 1,00 0,50

5.2 Length and tolerances on length

The total l ength of hos e s upplied s hall be i n ac c ordanc e with the purchas er s requi rements and s hall
be s tated i n m etres . Toleranc e on l ength s hall be i n ac c ordanc e with E N IS O 130 7.

6 Performance requirements of finished hose

6.1 Hydrostatic requirements

6.1.1 D e f o r m a t i o n under maxi m u m w or k i n g press u re

The di mens ional s tabili ty of the hos e, when tested i n ac c ordanc e wi th E N IS O 1402, s hall c onform to
the req ui re ments giv en i n Tabl e 3. The l ength of the tes t piec e s hall be 1 m.
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For 19 m m and 25 m m i nsi de di am eter hos es the i ni ti al tes t press ure s hall be 0,07 MP a and the fi nal
test pres s ure s hall be 1,2 MP a. For 33 m m i nsi de di am eter hos e the i ni ti al test pres s ure s hall be
0,07 MP a an d the fi nal tes t pres s ure s hall be 0,7 MP a.

The twis t s hall be not greater than 30?/m for ty pe A . For ty pe B the twi s t may be greater than 30?/m
but i n this c as e i t s hall onl y be i n a direc tion whi c h cl os es the c ou pli ng and s hall be s tated i n the test
report.

T a ble 3 C ha n g e in len g t h a n d ex ter n al dia m e ter

T ol e r a nc e s for ty pe A T ol e r a nc e s for ty pe B
% %
Cha nge i n l ength 0 to + 7,5 0 to + 5,0
Cha nge i n ex ternal di a meter 0 to + 7,5 0 to + 5,0

6.1.2 D e f o r m a t i o n under pr o o f p r e s s ur e

A proof pres s ure hold tes t s hall be c arri ed out on three hos e l engths eac h of 1 m i n ac c ordanc e with
E N IS O 1402. The proof press ure s hall be as giv en i n Table 4 and on ex a minati on duri ng the test, the
test pi ec es s hall not s ho w any evi denc e of l eak age, crac ki ng, abrupt dis torti on or other si gns of
failure.

T a ble 4 Ma x i m u m w orki n g pr ess u re, pr o of pr es s ure an d mi ni m u m b ur s t pre s s u re

Pre ss u re Insi de dia m e ter
MPa
19 m m a n d 25 m m 33 m m
Max i mu m working pres s ure 1,2 0,7
Proof pres s ure 2,4 1,4
Mi ni mu m burst press ure 4,2 2,45

6.1.3 Mi ni m u m b ur s t pre ss ur e

A burst pres s ure tes t s hall be c arri ed out i n ac c ordanc e wi th E N IS O 14 0 2 on the three test piec es
us ed for the deform ation under proof pres s ure tes t, until the hos e bursts .

E ac h of the tes t piec es s hall not burst at a pres s ure l ess than that giv en i n Table 4.

6.1.4 Kin k pres s ure

W he n tes ted i n ac c ordanc e with annex A , the tes t pi ec e s hall nei ther burst nor show any vi si bl e si gns
of defec t before or after pres s uri zi ng at 1,2 MP a for 19 m m and 25 m m i nsi de di a meter hos es and at
0,7 MP a for 33 m m i nsi de di a meter hos e.
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6.2 Adhesion

W he n tes ted i n ac c ordanc e with E N 2803 3 the adh esi on between all c o mponents s hall be not l ess
than 1,5 k N/m for ty pe A hos es and 1,0 k N/m for ty pe B hos es. Depe nd ant on the c ons truction of the
hos e, the tes t pi ec e i n ei ther c as e s hall be dec i ded by the tes t l aboratory i n acc ordanc e with
E N 280 33.

6.3 Accelerated ageing

W he n tested i n ac c ordanc e wi th annex B , the three tes t pi ec es s ubj ected to the burst pres s ure test
s hall c onform to the requi r em ents of 6.1.3. The m ean of the burst pres s ure tes t res ults s hall not
decreas e by more than 25 % from the initi al me a n burst val ue determi ned from the res ults obtai ned i n
6.1.3.

The res ultant adh esi on of the fourth tes t pi ec e s hall be i n acc ordanc e with the require ments of 6.2.

NOTE There is no limitation on the increase in the values of these properties.

6.4 Low temperature flexibility

The test s hall be c arri ed out i n ac c ordanc e with cl aus e 4 Method B of E N 2467 2:1993 usi ng a
m andrel of outsi de di am eter equ al to 12 ti mes the i nsi de diameter of the hos e. A fter bending the hos e
round the ma n drel throug h 180 for (10 2) s at a temp erature of (-20 2) C or l ower if requ es ted, it
s hall not s ho w any si gns of break ing or cracki ng and s hall meet the proof press ure requi rem ent gi ven
in Table 4.

6.5 Hot surface resistance

For all ty pes and cl as s es , when tes ted i n ac c ordanc e wi th annex C at a tes t te mperature of
(200 ? 2) C, i n none of the four tes ts s hall l eak age oc c ur l es s than 60 s from the appli c ation of the
filam ent rod or on re moval of this filam ent rod after the s pec i fied peri od.

6.6 Ozone resistance

A fter c arryi ng out an oz one resis tanc e test i n ac c ordanc e with 7.1 M ethod 1 of E N 27 326:1 993 for all
insi de di am eter si z es and ty pes , the hos e li ni ng and c over s hall not s how any si gns of crac ki ng. The
lini ng s hall be ex a mined by slitti ng the hos e wall.

6.7 Bending and crush resistance

W he n tes ted i n ac c ordanc e with annex D at a tem perature of (23 2) C, the rati o T/D s hall not
ex c eed 1,20 and there s hall be no vi si bl e si gns of ki nki ng.

6.8 UV-resistance (xenon arc lamp)

NOTE A test for resistance to UV and requirements based on ISO 11758 will be added at the first revision of
this standard, when more experience has been acquired.
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6.9 Loss in mass on heating

W he n tes ted i n ac c ordanc e with 6.2 M ethod B of IS O 176:1 97 6 the li ni ng and c over m ateri als s hall
not s how a l oss i n mas s greater than 4 %.

7 Marking

E ac h l ength of hos e s hall be l egi bly and per manentl y mark ed wi th the foll owi ng mi ni mu m i nfor mation,
at l east twi c e per l ength at both ends for ty pe B hos es and al ong the whol e l ength at mi ni mu m
interv als of 2 m for ty pe A hos es :

a) manufac turer s nam e or trade mark ;

b) nu mber and date of this E urope an S tandard;

c) hos e ty pe, cl as s and i nsi de diameter i n m m;

d) maxi mu m working pres s ure i n MP a (bar);

e) quarter and y ear of manufac ture;

f) test tem perature i f l ower than -20 C (see 6.4);

g) approv al nu mber and c erti fyi ng body or its referenc e, where appli c abl e.

E X A MP LE : Ma n - E N 694:2001 - A - 2 19-1,2 (12) - 2Q/200 0

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Annex A
(normative)

Kink pressure test

A.1 Principle
This method tes ts the hos e for leak age or da m age i n a ki nk ed tes t pi ec e hel d under pres s ure.

A.2 Test piece

The tes t piec e s hall be a 2,0 m length of hos e.

A.3 Apparatus

Source of hy drostati c press ure with water as the test m edium, c apable of maintai ning a press ure of
1,2 MP a for 19 m m and 25 m m i nsi de di a meter hos e and of 0,7 MP a for 33 m m i nsi de di a meter hos e.

A.4 Procedure

Con nec t the test pi ec e to the press ure s ource and fill wi th water, ex pelli ng all air before s ec urely
cl amping the free end of the hos e. Mai ntai n a pres s ure of 0,07 MP a i n the tes t pi ec e whil e ben ding it
throu gh 180 at a poi nt approx i matel y mi dway al ong its length. Ti e the free end of the hos e bac k on
its elf, as cl os e as pos si ble to the s ec ure end, s o as to form a s harp ki nk , ens uring that the ti e does not
prev ent s ubs equ ent ex pa nsi on of the di am eter of the test pi ec e.

Rais e the pres s ure i n the tes t piec e to that giv en i n 6.1.4 ov er a peri od of 60 s. M ai ntai n the pres s ure
for 1 mi n. Ex a mine the tes t piec e for any si gn of leak a ge or da mage pri or to rel easi ng the pres s ure.

A.5 Test report

The tes t report s hall i ncl ude the foll owi ng i nformation:

a) a full descri pti on of the hos e tested;

b) a referenc e to this E uropean S tandard;

c) any evi denc e of leak age or dam age obs erved;

d) the date of the tes t.

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Annex B
(normative)

Accelerated ageing test

B.1 Test piece

Four test pi ec es , eac h of 1 m length, s hall be tested.

NOTE It is recommended that the test pieces should be taken from the hose adjacent to the original burst
and adhesion test pieces.

B.2 Procedure

Age the tes t pi ec es i n ai r for 7 days at a tem perature of (70 1) C i n a te mp erature c ontroll ed ov en
as s pec ified i n IS O 188.

A fter agei ng, s ubj ec t three of the tes t pi ec es to the burst pres s ure tes t as given i n 6.1.3.

Subj ec t the re maini ng test piec e to the ad h es ion test as gi v en i n 6.2.

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Annex C
(normative)

Hot surface resistance test

C.1 Test piece

The test piec e s hall be a s a mple of hos e of length approx i matel y 0,5 m. M ark the tes t pi ec e i n 4
o
plac es at approxi matel y 90 interv als circumpherenti all y.

C.2 Apparatus

C.2.1 F i l a m e n t ro d, c onsi s ti ng of an el ectric ally heate d s pi ral resi stanc e wi re wi th a resis tanc e of
approxi matel y 80 ? woun d aroun d a c era mi c tube of di ameter 21 m m and enc l os ed i n a tube of
quartz gl ass c ontai ni ng at l eas t 95 % m/ m SiO 2 (sili c on di oxi de). A n ex am ple of the desi gn is gi v en i n
Fi gure C.1.

NOTE The filament rod can be obtained from Thermal Quarz-Schmelze GmbH, Postfach 130309, D-65201
Wiesbaden-Schierstein, Germany (immersion heater, article no. 7801). This information is given for the
convenience of users of this standard and does not constitute an endorsement by CEN of the product named.
Equivalent products may be used if they can be shown to lead to the same results.

C.2.2 Te m p e r a t u re co n tr oller an d rec or d er, c apa ble of res toring the s et te mperature withi n 15s of
c om m enc e ment of the tes t and maintai ning the s et te m perature withi n the s pec i fied li mits .

C.2.3 T her m o c o u p l e , ty pe J or K , m anuf ac tured from wires of diameter (0,25 + 0,02 5) m m j oined
end-on (i .e. not twi s ted together), l ooped around the fil a ment rod.

C.2.4 L o a d i n g we i g h t, designe d to pres s the filament rod (C.2.1) agai ns t the v erti c all y mounted tes t
piec e wi th a force (F) equal to 4 N (see Figure C.2).

C.2.5 C a bin e t or small encl o s ure, to eli minate l oc al air m ov e ment i n the vi ci ni ty of the tes t pi ec e
and fil ament rod.
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0,45

1,5 0,1

4,5
17,8

100
21 1

2,85

3,95
11,79

F i g ure C .1 E xa m p l e of suita ble fila ment ro d d esi g n

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1
220 V

220 V

3
4

5 6
8
3

7 4
x

8
F
x

5 6

7
K ey
1 Te mperature c ontroll er 5 Hos e
2 Rec order or c o mputer 6 P oint of me as uring
3 Fil a ment rod 7 Tes ting areas
4 Therm oc ouple ty pe J or K 8 Contac t poi nt

F = For c e

F i g ure C .2 P oint o f c o n ta c t o f filament ro d wi t h h o s e (s ee n fro m a b o ve )

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C.3 Procedure
o
Cou pl e the tes t pi ec e i n a v erti c al posi ti on, fill it wi th water at a test te mp erature of (15 + 5) C
ex pelli ng all ai r and s ubj ect i t to a pres s ure of 0,7 MP a.

At a mbient te mp erature, adj us t the tes t piec e and fil am ent rod s uc h that the fil am ent rod is i n c ontac t
with one of the mark s on the tes t pi ec e and the ther moc ou pl e is at the c ontac t point of tes t pi ec e and
filam ent rod.

S wi ng the fil ament rod away from the test piec e, s witc h on the te mp erature c ontroll er and adj us t to the
test tem perature (see 6.5). M ai ntai n and rec ord the tes t te mp erature throug hout the tes ts .

Pres s the fil a me nt rod agai ns t the mark on the tes t pi ec e with a force of 4 N.

A fter 60s , rem ove the rod an d ex a mine the tes t pi ec e for leak s .

If a leak oc c urs i n l es s than 60s , s top the tes t and r ec or d the ti me to failure.

If no leak oc c urs, repeat the tes t at the further 3 mark ed test posi ti ons after ens uring that the filament
rod c ontac t area and the ther moc ouple are cl ean.

C.4 Test report

The tes t report s hall i ncl ude the foll owi ng i nformation:

a) a full descri pti on of the hos e tested;

b) a referenc e to thi s E uropean S tandard;

c) all test res ults , i n s ec onds;

d) the tem perature at whi c h the test was c arri ed out;

e) the date of the tes t.

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Annex D
(normative)

Bending and crush resistance test

D.1 Test piece

The test pi ec e s hall be a l ength of hos e not l ess than 1 m. A mi ni m um of two tes t pi ec es s hall be
tested.

D.2 Procedure

Deter mine, i n acc ordanc e with ISO 4671, the av erage outsi de di a meter, D, i n milli m etres, of the hos e
using a s ui tabl e me as uring i nstrum ent.

Clamp one end of the tes t piec e onto a ri gi d dru m of diam eter 200 m m for 19 m m and 25 m m i nsi de
diameter hos es and of di a m eter 280 m m for 33 m m i nsi de di am eter hos e and wind 1,5 turns round
the drum, (see Fi gures D.1a and D.1b). E x a mine the hos e for any visi bl e si gns of ki nki ng.

Load the free end of the tes t piec e with a force of 45 N. After 5 mi n deter mi ne the greates t outs ide
diameter, T, in milli m etres, of the maj or axi s of the hos e whil e the hos e i s s till wound roun d the drum
(see fi gure D.1a).

Calc ul ate the rati o, T/D.

a) Si de vi ew b) Fac e vi ew

K ey
1 Di ameter of drum
2 Drum
3 Cl amp
4 Tes t piec e

Fi g ure D .1 B e n di n g a n d cru s h resist a nc e te s t

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D.3 Test report

The tes t report s hall i ncl ude the foll owi ng i nformation:

a) a full descri pti on of the hos e tested;

b) a referenc e to this E uropean S tandard;

c) the m ean v al ue of the tes t res ult, ratio T/D;

d) whether ki nking i s obs erv ed;

e) the date of the tes t.

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Annex E
(informative)

Recommended minimum frequencies of testing

Table E.1 giv es the rec om m ended mi ni m u m frequenc ies for the tests s pec i fied i n this s tandard.

Ty pe approv al tests are thos e tes ts c arri ed out to determine that the hos e desi gn an d methods of
m anufac ture meet the full require ments of the s tandard. They s ho ul d be repe ated wh en ev er the hos e
c ons truc tion or the materi al s are modi fi ed, or ev ery three y ears, whi c hever oc c urs first.

Batc h tes ts are thos e tests to be c arri ed out on a hos e or s a mple of hos e fro m every batc h
m anufac tured.

Produc ti on tests are thos e tests to be c arri ed out on ev ery m anufac tured l ength of hos e.

T a ble E.1 R ec o m m e n d e d m i n i m u m fr e q ue n cies o f te st i n g

D i me n si o n / pr o p ert y u n d er te s t Ty p e te s t B at c h te s t Pr o d u ct i o n
( wit h refere n ce t o rele va n t cla us e ) te s t
Insi de di a meter (5.1) ? ? ?
Toleranc e on l ength (5.2) ? ? ?
Max i mu m m as s (5.1) ? ?
Cha nge i n l ength at max i mu m working ? ?
press ure (6.1.1)
Cha nge i n ex ternal di a meter at maxi m u m ? ?
worki ng pres s ure (6.1.1)
Twis t at maxi mu m working press ure (6.1.1) ? ?
Proof pres s ure (6.1.2) ? ?
Mi ni mu m burst press ure (6.1.3) ? ?
Ki nk pres s ure (6.1.4) ? ?
A dhesi on (6.2) ? ?
Ac c el erated agei ng (6.3) ?
Low temp erature fl exi bility (6.4) ?
B endi ng and crus h resis tanc e (6.7) ?
Oz one resi stanc e (6.6) ?
Hot s urfac e resi stanc e (6.5) ?
Los s i n mas s on heati ng (6.9) ?
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Natio nal Anne x A (info rmative )

Re commendations and co mme nts on EN 694:2001

NA.1 Introductio n
This nationa l annex complements EN 694 and provides additiona l information for UK
users.

NA.2 Type of hos e

The type, class and size plus the required colour of the hose should be selected and stated
according to Clause 4, Clause 5 and Clause 6 of this European Standard.
In the United Kingdom it is recommended that the preferred hose should be of Type A,
Classes 1 to 4, with an internal diameter of 19 mm or 25 mm. The recommended colour
of the hose cover is red.

NA.3 Hose ree l s yste ms

The hose forms part of the hose reel systems for installa tion in buildings and other
construc tion works, as detailed in BS EN 671-1:2001.
For hose assemblies, the type of coupling to be fitted is also specified in
BS EN 671-1:2001.

NA.4 Pressures
The United Kingdom would a lso like to draw attention to the fact that the maximum
working pressure, proof specified in Table 4 of this European Standard are lower than
those previous ly specified in BS 3169:1986, Table 2.
BS 3169 specified a maximum working pressure of 15 bar (1,5 MPa), a proof pressure of
24 bar (2,4 MPa) and a minimum burst pressure of 48 bar (4,8 MPa).
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Acknowledgements

Ir Wong See Foong (Chairman) The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia

Ms Marina Mahdar (Secretary) SIRIM Berhad

Ir Chong Pen Kwong Association of Consulting Engineers

Malaysia

Mr Khairuddin Saip Jabatan Bomba dan Penyelamat Malaysia

Ir Mustafa Tek Jabatan Kerja Raya

(Cawangan Kejuruteraan Mekanikal)

Mr William Kong Mei Fatt Kolling Engineering Sdn Bhd

Ir Tee Siew Chong Malaysian Fire Protection Association

Mr Mohammad Faizul Dollah Persatuan Insuran Am Malaysia

Mr Chee Soo Teng Pertubuhan Akitek Malaysia

Mr Zaini Ahmad SIRIM QAS International Sdn Bhd

(Fire Engineering Testing Section)

Mr Azlan Adnan SIRIM QAS International Sdn Bhd

(Product Certification Section)

Mr David Ong Steel Recon Industries Sdn Bhd

Ir Zulkiflee Muda Tenaga Nasional Berhad

Ir Thin Choon Chai The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia

Ir Long Tien Wei The Institution of Fire Engineers (UK)

Malaysia Branch

Dr Nor Mariah Adam Universiti Putra Malaysia

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