Guideline for Installation of Fire Hose Reel
April 3, 2026 1 Comment
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FIRE HOSE REEL REFERENCE |
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| Area | Code | Clause No | Descriptions | |
| Installation Height | AS 2441 | 11.b | The fire hose reel assembly shall be suitably mounted at a spindle height of between 1.4 Meter and 2.4 Meter above floor level. The stop valve shall be mounted at 1 Meter (±100 mm) above floor level. NOTE: The recommended mounting height of the centre of the fire hose reel is 1500 mm above floor level. | |
| NFPA:14 | 7.3.1.1 | Hose connections and hose stations shall be unobstructed and shall be located not less than 3 ft (0.9 m) or more than 5 ft (1.5 m) above the floor. | ||
| MS 1489:1-2023 | The installation height of hose reels should not exceed 1.7 Meter from floor level. | |||
| CPWD | 8.3.4 .4 | Hose Reel inlet valve shall be at 900 mm above floor level. | ||
| IS 3844 | 6.2 | When installation is in open areas, the position should be above head height and the nozzle retainer and the inlet valve should be at about 900 mm above floor level. | ||
| Clear Distance | AS2441 | 11.c | The stop valve assembly and instructions shall be visible and readily accessible when the fire hose reel is ready for operation, and shall be not more than 2 Meter from the spindle of the hose reel assembly. A clearance of not less than 100 mm shall be provided around the stop valve handwheel or handle at any point where an operator needs to place their hand. | |
| AS1221 | 11.d | When the fire hose reel is surface-mounted or in a recess, cabinet or cavity, there shall be a minimum radial clearance of 100 mm between the reel rim and any obstruction to the sides, above and below that does not form part of the fire hose reel assembly. In the case of swing-type fire hose reels and those housed in cavities; the above clearance applies when the fire hose reel is withdrawn from the cabinet or cavity. | ||
| Installation Location | NBC:2016 | 5.1.1(g) | Hydrants for firefighting and hose reels shall be located in the lobby in firefighting shaft. Those hydrants planned to be provided near fire exit staircase on the floor shall be within 5 Meter from exit door in exit access | |
| IS 3844 | 6.1 | In addition to wet-riser systems, first aid hose reels should be installed on all floors of buildings above 15 m in height. The hose reel should be directly taken from the wet-riser pipe by means of a 37 mm socket and pipe to which the hose reel is to be attached. When taken from the landing valve, it should be connected to one of the female couplings of the double outlet landing valves of the wet-riser installation by means of an adapter. | ||
| IS 3844 | 6.2 | The hose reel should be sited at each floor level, staircase, lobby or mid-landing adjacent to exits in corridors in such a way that the nozzle of the hose can be taken into every room and within 6 Meter of any part of a room keeping m view the layout and obstructions. The doors provided for the hose reel recesses should be capable of opening to approximately 180°. | ||
| IS 3844 | 6.5 | The length of hose reels should be such that no part of the floor so protected is more than 6 Meter away from the nozzle when the hose reel is fully extended.
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| IS 3844 | 14.1 | For buildings where narrow space does not permit fixing of hose boxes, the fire hoses, and hose reel could be fixed in suitable niches through which the riser main has been taken up. In such cases only a glass facing fixed on a frame of angle iron may be used. However, these may be used only for residential apartments, | ||
| Hose Reel Sign | AS 2441 | 10.4.3 | Signs Mounting height: Signs shall be mounted not less than 2 Meter above floor level, or at a height that makes them most apparent to a person of average height and visual acuity approaching the fire hose reel location. | |
JIGNESH PARMAR
Great job….