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‐ M.S. 1489 Part 1: Hydrant Systems, Hose Reels and Foam Inlets;
‐ M.S. 1447: Hose reels with semi‐rigid hose;
‐ M.S. 1488: Semi‐rigid hoses for first aid fixed installations.
Each hose reel outlet is to discharge a minimum of 30l/min of water within 6 meters of all parts of
the space protected. The rubber hoses should be to M.S. 1488 and are typically 30 meters in length
and 25mm in diameter. Nozzles should be of the jet and spray adjustable type of different diameters
but 8mm is a recommended size.
Pipework for hose reel system is generally 50mm nominal diameter and the feed to individual hose
reel should be not less than 25mm diameter. The pipe should be of galvanised steel medium grade
(Class B) minimum for above ground piping and heavy grade (Class C) for underground pipes. The
pipes shall be painted with primer and finished with red paint or the hose reel pipe may be identified
with red bands painted at elbows and tees.
The standby hose reel pump set should be supplied with power from the emergency generator if this
is available. Otherwise, the standby pump set should be diesel engine driven. Fuel supply should be
adequate for minimum 1 hour of operation. Electrical cabling to supply power to the hose reel
pumps should be run in galvanised steel conduit or alternatively, may be of fire rated type of cable.
Batteries for the diesel engine should be maintenance free type.
Where the total number of hose reels in the building does not exceed four (4), the standby pump set
may be electrically driven and need not be provide with emergency power.
The hose reel pump sets should be protected from the weather and away from locations likely to be
flooded. Pump rooms may be located anywhere in the building or on the roof but should be
ventilated by natural or mechanical means and provided with the necessary signage.
The tank may be of pressed steel, fibreglass reinforced polyester (FRP) or concrete. Pressed steel
tanks where used should be hot dipped galvanized and coated internally with bituminous paint for
corrosion protection. The tank should be compartmented and water level indicator should be
provided to show the amount of water available. The external surface of the tank should be painted
red or where this is not desirable, a red band of minimum 200mm should be painted to indicate that
this is a fire tank.
The hose reel tank should be refilled automatically from a water supply pipe of minimum 50mm
diameter to provide a minimum flowrate of 150l/min.
Although hose reel tanks are usually separated from domestic water storage tanks, the two can be
combined. In such cases, the tank capacity should be the sum total of the water storage for both
domestic as well as for hose reels and the tap off point for the domestic use must be the above the
tap of point for the hose reel system such that the minimum fire reserve for hose reel is always
maintained.
Hose reel pumps shall start automatically upon actuation of the pressure switches. Usually two
pressure switches are provided with the following suggested settings:
‐ Starting and stopping the duty pump set at 80% and 100% of system pressure respectively;
and
‐ Starting and stopping the standby pump set at 60% and 100% of system pressure
respectively.
For diesel pump sets, these should be capable of automatic starting but should only be stopped
manually.