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Australian Standard

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AS 1687—1991
 This Australian Standard was prepared by Committee FP/6, Knapsack Spray Pumps.
It was approved on behalf of the Council of Standards Australia on 7 November 1990
and published on 11 February 1991.

The following interests are represented on Committee FP/6:

Australian Assembly of Fire Authorities

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Australian Association of Rural Fire Authorities

Bush Fire Council of New South Wales
Commonwealth Fire Board
Confederation of Australian Industry
Department of Conservation and Environment, Victoria
Department of Defence
Electricity Supply Association of Australia
Forestry Commission of New South Wales
Telecom Australia

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This Standard was issued in draft form for comment as DR 88138.

 AS 1687—1991

Australian Standard
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First publi shed as AS A73—1966.

AS A73—1966 revised and redesignated AS 1687—1974.
Second editi on 1981.
Thir d editi on 1991.
Incorporating:
Amdt 1—1991

PUBLISHED BY STANDARDS AUSTRALIA

(STANDARDS ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA)
1 THE CRESCENT, HOMEBUSH, NSW 2140
ISBN 0 7262 6646 9
 AS 1687—1991 2

PREFACE

This Standard was prepared by the Standards Australia Committee FP/6 on Knapsack Spray Pumps,
to supersede AS 1687-1981.
In preparing this Standard, the committee gave consideration to the problem of ultraviolet
degradation of plastics.
There is at present no accelerated weathering test which can be applied to plastics to determine
actual behaviour in service. Although work is proceeding in this area, the accelerated tests which
are available can only be used for comparison purposes and may have no relation to the degradation
which could be experienced in the field.
For this reason, an ultraviolet degradation test has not been included. Because of the range of
ultraviolet stabilizers available and the problems of nominating a quantity of any specific stabilizer,
it was not possible to specify the amount or type of ultraviolet stabilizer which would result in a
satisfactory performance. The committee is aware of this shortcoming in the Standard and will keep
the matter under review.
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The scope of the Standard has been broadened to include hand-held appliances. Other changes have
been introduced as follows:
(a) Clause 2 – a new clause listing all referenced documents.
(b) Clause 3 – the definition for an appliance has been added. Definitions for the bearing and
non-bearing surfaces of straps have been deleted.
(c) Clause 4 – provides a minimum capacity for the water container.
(d) Clause 6.2 – a new clause for welded construction.
(e) Clause 6.3 – now includes a minimum diameter for the filler opening.
(f) Clause 6.4 – no longer requires the lid to be attached to the container.
(g) Clause 6.5 – provides for the hose to be constructed from high density polyethylene.
The committee has also clarified test requirements, and deleted clauses for the baffle and the bottom
of the container as these are considered design restrictive.

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CONTENTS
Page
1 SCOPE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... ... .. . .. .. .. . ... . . .... 4
2 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . ..... ... .. ... .... . .... . .... 4
3 DEFINITIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... ... .. ... ... . . .. .. . ... . 4
4 CAPACITY OF WATER CONTAINER . . . . . . ... . . .. .. . .. ... . . .... . .... 4
5 MATERIALS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . ... .. . .. .. .. . .. .. . .. .. 4
6 CONSTRUCTION OF WATER CONTAINER . ... .. ... .. ... .. .. . .. .. . .... 4
7 HANDLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... ... .. ... .... . . ... . .... 5
8 OUTLET STRAINER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... .. ... .. ... .... . ... . . .. .. 5
9 CARRYING STRAPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... .. ... .. ... .... . ... . . .. .. 5
10 HAND-OPERATED PUMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ... .. . .. ... .... . .... . .. .. 5
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11 HOSE AND FITTINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... .. ... .. ... ... . . .... . .... 5

12 PAINTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... ... .. ... . ... . .. .. . . ... 5
13 PERFORMANCE TESTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . .. .. ... .... . .... . . ... 6
14 MARKING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... ... .. ... . ... . .. .. . . ... 6

APPENDICES
A APPLICATION OF STANDARD BY THE AUSTRALIAN DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
B FUSION WELDING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
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