Pre-Sales Questions
Fire Hydrant Follow Up For Failure
The scope of our works is to check if the hydrant pass/fail. Check with your MA that have the experience with dealing with fire hydrants in other schools that have a similar situation. Based on our experience with other schools, there are a few ways ...
What are Rising Mains, Dry Riser and Wet Riser?
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Dry Riser Marking
Singapore Standards 575 : 2012 - 2.3.2.4 The position of inlets shall be indicated on the box using the appropriate sign and using a letter height of at least 50mm.
Wet Chemical System Servicing
Servicing of Wet Chemical Will be at $XXX per system The price includes a service report , the replacement of fusible links and cartridges (where required) but does not include hydrostatic testing and refilling.
What is the warranty period for fire extinguishers?
Fire Armour is pleased to offer a 3 Year warranty against manufacturer's defects. The warranty covers under/over pressurisation but does not include scenarios where the fire extinguisher was discharged or damaged by the end user. This means that ...
Capacity to use - Class A
According to Singapore Standards 578, the minimum requirement for class A hazards will be 13A fire extinguishers. Hercules 2KG Dry powder Fire Extinguishers will comply to this requirement. According to the classification of hazards according to ...
Placement of fire extinguisher - Class A
According to Singapore Standards 578, for class A hazards, the minimum distance it should take to reach a fire extinguisher should be at most 15 meters.
What is the shelf life of a fire extinguisher?
Fire extinguishers can be in service as long as they are maintained according to the Singapore Fire Code and Singapore Standards 578. Due to this regulation, there are still blue and black fire extinguishers in the market. Before the year 1999, fire ...
What is a servicing label? When is my extinguisher due for servicing or maintenance?
Q. What is a servicing label? When is my extinguisher due for servicing or maintenance? A. The servicing label identifies the last date of service for a fire extinguisher. It will identify the competent servicing technician, and the approved ...
What type of fire extinguisher should I use at home?
Q. What type of fire extinguisher should I use at home? A. Our recommendation is to get an 4KG Multipurpose dry chemical powder fire extinguisher. Most users also purchase a 2KG Multipurpose dry chemical powder fire extinguisher due to it's compact ...
How do I know when testing is due for my extinguishers?
Q. How do I know when testing is due for my extinguishers? A. The qualified personnel will check for the testing due date while he is performing yearly maintenance. The qualified personnel will be able to identify the last test date on the body of ...
How often do I need to perform pressure testing for my fire extinguisher?
Q. How often do I need to perform testing, pressure testing, hydrostatic testing for my fire extinguisher? A. For testing a fire extinguisher, you will need to send your extinguisher to an TUV authorised fire extinguisher maintenance workshop. - 10 ...
How often do I need to recharge or refill my fire extinguisher?
Q. How often do I need to recharge or refill my fire extinguisher? A. Immediately after using the fire extinguisher. Common misconceptions: People often mistake fire extinguishers to be re-usable like an aerosol spray can, where you can spray a ...
Disposal of my fire extinguisher
Q. How should I properly dispose of my fire extinguisher? A. The proper way of disposal is to bring it to an authorised fire extinguisher servicing workshop and pay them to dispose it for you. A fire extinguisher is a pressured device. For ...
Where do I bring fire extinguisher for servicing?
Q. Where do I bring fire extinguishers for servicing? A. You can pay us a walk-in visit at our premises, we are fully equipped to service your equipment. A. You can visit our website and request for servicing, and you can even consolidate all your ...
How often should I service or maintain my fire extinguishers?
Q. How often do I need to service my fire extinguishers? A. Once a year you are required to get a qualified personnel, from a authorised workshop to perform yearly maintenance on your fire extinguishers. This is a compulsory requirement referenced ...
List of Pre-Sales Questions
Q. What extinguisher would you recommend for a HDB flat? A. Our recommendation is to get an 4KG Multipurpose dry chemical powder fire extinguisher. Most residential users also purchase a 2 Litre Multipurpose Foam or a 2KG Multipurpose dry chemical ...