2 Product Consistency
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2 Product Consistency

  2.1 It should be the responsibility of the manufacturer to implement a quality control programme to ensure that production continuously meets the requirements in the same manner as the originally tested samples.

  2.2 The load on the heat responsive element in automatic nozzles should be set and secured by the manufacturer in such a manner so as to prevent field adjustment or replacement.

Parent topic: Appendix A - Component Manufacturing Standards of Equivalent Water-Based Fire-Extinguishing Systems
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