5.3.15 Agent Storage Container
5.3.16 FM200 agent storage containers shall be of alloy steel construction in accordance with D.O.T.
specification 4BW500 or 4BA500 and finished in baked red enamel paint.
5.3.17 Initial filling and recharge shall be done in accordance with the manufacturer‟s established
procedures and shall not require replacement components for normal service
5.3.18 Container assemblies shall be vertical, free standing modules employing suitable wall mounted
retaining brackets.
5.3.19 Nameplates indicating manufacturer‟s name and part number, agent fill weight, total charged
weight, date of initial fill shall be permanently bonded to each container.
5.3.20 Each container shall have the means to accommodate lifting devices to facilitate weighing,
removal and replacing.
5.3.21 Tank assembly shall have a pressure gauge and low pressure switch to facilitate continuous
supervision of tank pressure.
5.3.22 Agent storage tank assemblies shall be U.L. Listed or F.M. approved.