180L STEEL CYLINDER FOR USE AS PART OF A FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM. THE CYLINDERS AND VALVES ARE SPECIFICALLY DESIGENED FOR INCORPORATION INTO A FIRE FIGHTING SYSTEM. THE CYLINDER IS TO BE IMPORTED WITHOUT THE VALVE. THE NECK RING OF THE CYLINDER AND THE DIAMETER OF THE VALVE ARE DESIGNED TO ENABLE THE ENTIRE CONTENTS OF THE CYLINDER TO BE DISCHARGED WITHIN A 10 SECOND PERIOD WHEN ATTACHED TO THE APPROPRIATE PIPE WORK. THIS IS A REQUIREMENT UNIQUE TO THESE CYLINDERS. THE LARGE NECK IS DESIGENED TO ACCEPT A DISCHARGE VALVE THAT ONCE OPERATED CANNOT BE RE-SET UNTIL THE CYLINDER IS TOTALLY DISCHARGED. THIS VALVE WOULD NORMALLY BE ACTIVATED BY A LINK TO A FIRE DETENTION SYSTEM. CYLINDER CAPACITY 180L LENGTH 1634MM EMPTY WEIGHT 207KG, DIAMETER OF NECK RING 50MM. THE CYLINDER IS EMPTY.

CLASSIFICATION HAS BEEN DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING:- GENERAL INTERPRETATIVE RULES (GIR)S GIR 1 HAS BEEN USED TO CLASSIFY THE PRODUCT BY THE TERMS OF HEADING 8424 MECHANICAL APPLIANCES (WHETHER OR NOT HAND-OPERATED) FOR PROJECTING, DISPERSING OR SPRAYING LIQUIDS OR POWDERS; FIRE EXTINGUISHERS, WHETHER OR NOT CHARGED; SPRAY GUNS AND SIMILAR APPLIANCES; STEAM OR SANDBLASTING MACHINES AND SIMILAR JET PROJECTING MACHINES GIR 6 HAS BEEN USED TO CLASSIFY THE GOODS TO SUBHEADING 842490 PARTS CN CODE 842490 80 OTHER TARIC CODE 84249080 80 OTHER ALSO CLASSIFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH: NOTE 2B TO SECTION XVI HARMONISED SYSTEM EXPLANATORY NOTES TO HEADING 8424