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IS 903 : 1993

Reaffirmed - 2008

Indian Standard

FIRE HOSE DELIVERY COUPLINGS,

BRANCH PIPE,
'NOZZLESAND NOZZLE
SPANNER -SPECIFICATION
( Fourth Revisim
First Reprint JULY 1998

UDC 614843 2: 621643415

BUREAU
MANAK

OF
BHAVAN,

1993

1993

INDIAN
9 BAHADUR

NEW

December

BIS

DELHI

STANDARDS
SHAH

ZAPAR

MARG

110002
Price Group

Fire Fighting

Sectional

Committee,

CED 22

FOREWORD

This Indian Standard ( Fourth Revision ) was adopted by the Bureau of Indian Standards, after the
draft finalized by the Fire Fighting Sectional Committee had been approved by the Civil Engineering
Division Council.
Fire hose delivery couplings, branch pipe, nozzles and nozzle spanner are some of the important
accessories used for fire fighting operations.
This standard was first published in 1958, revised
subsequently in 1965, 1975 and 1984. The fourth revision incorporates all the amendments issued
so far besides correcting the various figures according to the modifications decided by the concerned
Technical Committee.
For the purpose of deciding whether a particular requirement of this standard is complied with, the
final value, observed or calculated, expressing the result of a test or analysis, shall be rounded off in
accordance with IS 2 : 1960 Rules for rounding off numerical values ( revised ). The number of
significant places retained in the rounded off value should be the same as that of the specified value
in this standard.

AMENDMENT NO. 3 JUNE 2012

TO
IS 903 : 1993 FIRE HOSE DELIVERY COUPLINGS,
BRANCH PIPE, NOZZLES AND NOZZLE SPANNER
SPECIFICATION
( Fourth Revision )
[Page 2, clause 5.2.6 (see also Amendment No. 1)] Substitute Grade
1 or 4 of IS 3444 : 1987 for Grade 1 & 4 of IS 3444 : 1987.

(CED 22)
Reprography Unit, BIS, New Delhi, India

AMENDMENT NO. 2 SEPTEMBER 2003

TO
IS 903 : 1993 FIRE HOSE DELIVERY COUPLINGS,
BRANCH PIPE, NOZZLES AND NOZZLE SPANNER
SPECIFICATION
(Fourth Revision)
(Page 1, clause 5.2.2, line 2) Substitute 'IS Designation 4225, 4450 or
4600 of IS 617 : 1975' for the existing.

(CED 22)
Reprography Unit BIS, New Delhi, India

AMENDMENT

NO. 1 SEPTEMBER 1999

TO
IS 903 : 1993 FIRE HOSE DELIVERY COUPLINGS,
BRANCH PIPE, NOZZLES AND NOZZLE SPANNER SPECIFICATION
(Fourth Revision)
[ Page 1, clause 5.2.1(c) ] -

Delete DCB 1 cif.

( Page 2, clause 5.2.6 ) - Substitite

Grade 1 & 4 of IS 3444 : 1987
of 04Cr17Ni12M02
of IS 6529 : 1972.

for desighation

(Page 7, Annex A) IS 3444 : 1987

Insert the following:

Corrosion resistant alloy steel and nickel

general applications

base castings

for

( CED22)
Reprogra#hy Unit, BIS, New dclbi, India

IS 903 : 1993

Indian Standard

FIRE HOSE DELIVERY COUPLINGS,

BRANCH PIPE,NOZZLES AND NOZZLE
SPANNER- SPECIFICATION
(Fourth Revision )
SECTION

1 SCOPE
This standard lays down the requirements regarding
material,
shape, construction
aud test (wherever
applicable) for fire hose delivery couplings, branch
pipe, nozzles and nozzle spauner used in fire fighting
operations.

DELIVERY

HOSE

5.2 Materials

The Indian Standards listed in Annex A are necessary

adjuncts to this standard.

5.2.1 Coyyer Alloys

Coppr alloys used for castings or forging
to the requirements given below:

AND FINISH

All fitting shall be of good workmanship, finish and

free from all burrs aud sharp edges. The forgings and
castings shall be sound and free from porosity, blowholes, scales, cracks and other imperfections and shall
not be repaired or filled so as to hide casting defects.
The water-way of the fittings shall have a smooth
finish.
4 MARKING
CONFORMITY

AND

CRITERIA

4.1 Each fitting shall be separately,

permanently marked with the following
a) Manufacturers
b) Size (where

FOR

shall conform

a) Sand Castings

Grade
IS 318
Grade
IS 304

b) Die castings

Grade 3 of IS 292 : 1983

c) Hot forgings

DCB I of IS 291 : 1989

d) Gravity
cast+

IS 1264 : 1989

die

LTB 2 of
: 1981 or
HTB 1 of
: 1981

5.2.2 Aluminium
alloys used shall be die casting
only and shall conform to IS Designation 4250,445O
and 4600 of IS 617 : 1975. Exposed aluminium surfaces
shall have an anodized finish and all threaded parts
of aluminium alloy components shall be coated with
molybdeuum
listed grease.

clearly aud
information :

name and trade-mark,

applicable),

COUPLING

5.1 The delivery host couplings shall consist of male

half coupliug and female half coupling assembled
with washer as shown in Fig. 1.

2 REFERENCES

3 WORKMANSHIP

and

c) Year of manufacture.

5.2.3 Zinc-aluminium
alloy (copper 05 to 15 percent,
aluminium 105 to ll*Spercent, magnesium 0015 to
003 percent and balance zinc) may be used and shall
be die cast.

4.1,1 Each fitting may also be marked with the Standard

Mark.
NOTE - The use of the Standard Mark is governed by the
provisions of the Bwenrr cflndian Skwdnrds Ad, 1986 and the
Rules and Regulations made thereunder. The Standard Mark on
products covered by an Indian Standard conveys the assurance
that lhey have been produced to comply with the requirements
of that standard under a well defined system of.inspection.
testing and quality control which is devised and supervised by
HIS and operafed by the producer. Standard marked products
are also continuously checked by BIS for conformity IO that
standard as a further safeguard. Details of conditions under
which a licence for the use of the Standard Mark may be
granted to manufacturers or producer; may be oblained from
the Bureau of Indian Standards.

5.2.4 The phospher bronze wire used for the spring

shall conform to IS 7608 : 1987 to be used in case
of copper.alloy couplings and stainless steel wire used
for the spring shall conform to IS 6528 : 1972 to be
used in case of alunlinium alloy, zinc alloy and stainless
steel couplings.
5.2.5 The washers used in the coupling
to Type A of IS 937 : 1981.

shall conform

5.2.6 Whcu stainless steel used for the manufacture

of hose delivery couplings, branch pipes and nozzles,

4.2 Each littiug shall be checked for the requirements

givcu in this standard.
1

IS 903 : 1993

RELEASE

WASHER

MALE

HALF

(RUBBER

/-FEMALE

HALF

)
COUPLING

COUPLING

FIG. 1 ASSEMBLY
OF DELIVERYHos~ COUPLINGS
it shall conform to designation 04017Ni12M02
IS 6529 : 1972.

6.3 Hydraulic

of

The branch pipe, shall be subjected to a hydraulic

pressure of 2.1 MN/nun* (21 kgf/cm*) for a period
of 2% minutes. It shall not show any sign of leakage
or sweating.

5.3 Size and Dimension

It shall be of two sizes, 63 u1u1and 70 mm. The shape
and dimension of these two sizes are given in
Fig. 2.

5.4 Hydraulic

SECTION 3

Test Requirement

7 NOZZLES

The coupling shall be subjected to a hydraulic pressure

7.1 Materials

of 21 MN/mm2 (21 kgf/cm*) for a period of 2%

minutes. The coupling shall not show any sign of
leakage or sweating.

Same as given in 5.2.

7.2 The size of nozzles shall be 6, 12, 15, 20, 25 and
30 mm and shall conform to dimensions as shown
in Fig. 4.

SECTION 2
6 BRANCH

Test Requirement

PIPE

6.1 Materials

7.3 Hydraulic

Same as given in 5.2 except washers for branch pipe,

which shall conform to Type B of IS 937 : 1981.

Test Requirements

The nozzle shall be subjected to a hy,draulic pressure

of 21 MN/mm2 (21 kgf/cm*) for a period of 2%
minutes and shall not show any sign of leakage or
sweating.

6.2 The shape and dimension of the branch pipe

shall be as given in Fig. 3.
2

IS 903 : 1993

130 max.
125 min.

!I----min.

CAM

b-5

R 12
WPROX

2.5

t 2.5 DEEP

min.

max.

ID p __-_86

--.

7
a
8

-3 min.
- 9P25:;

f
5
E
0
e

All dimensionsin millimetres.

NOTE -Tolerance

where not specified shall be ~0.5mm.

2A FEMALE
FIG.

HALF COUPLING

2 DETAILSOF DELIVERYHOSECOUPIJNG-Contd.

IS 903 : 1993

TM0

xl.25

+a

3I
T

10

min.

-I-

LOmax.

I
-

it_-

14

l-

4-

rz.s*o*2
0.0

12.5-o-2
- 0.0

DETAILS OF
CAM TCOTH

Sk0

Dimensions
A

t!

(4

(2, t:,

053

53

53+0.00
- 0.5

53

53 + 0.0
- 0.5

8 70

70

60 + 0.0
- 0.5

70

60 + 0.0
- 0.5

All dimensions in milli m&es.

NOTE-Tolerancewherenotspccifiedshalltm~0.5mm.
Thcualveol Bincaseofe70sizeshaII
bereduccd
lo 53 mm for a length of 5 mm minimum at washer and reduced gradually hy smooth curve after the serrated
length of coupling.

26

SECTJON
8 NOZZLE

MALE HALF COUPLING

8.3 The nozzle spanner shall hc @ye anti-cwrosiw

trratnlent bv plating with chronwm ( see Is 133: :
19HO) or Yi;w ( see IS 1573 : 19Sh).

SIANNER

8.4 JMlection

8.1 MaterMs

The spanner shall Ix Cilkci lo ;I h~xxagon 1wr of lhc

approprkrc
six. A wei@ of 35 I+ shall then hc
applircl lo IhC kindle whrn hori/orilal
al ;I diSliiIICc
of 17 cm frcw the central linr of ~hc job ;!nd lhcrc
Skill nOl I= al\y di~illi\gC in rC>{WC1 of pC~Ili:iWI\t
drllcc~ion 0I the sparw-f job.

The nozzle spanner shall bc madr ol strcl of Grade

XC4 and 4Oc8 of IS 1570 (Part Xrc
1) : 1979.
8.2 The shape and dinlension
as given in Fig. 5.

Test J~rrtuirentent

of the spanner shall be

IS 903 : 1993

2643

200 mln.

All dimensions in millimetres.

NOTE -'.Iolrraace~
where

not specified shall be 203 mm.

FIG. 3 BRANCH
PIVE

R 1.5
APPROX

5 min. -

27 min.

All dimensions in mi!!imetres.

NOTE -Tolerance

where not specified shall IX Xr5 mm.

FIG. 4 NOZZLE
215f2

too:1

*
62.2 min.
62.7 max.

-19

All dimensions in millimerres.

NOTE -Tolerance

where not specified shall be ~05 mm.

FIG. 5 NOZZLE SPAMEK

6

17

1s 903 : 1993

ANNEXA
(c1uu.w 2 )
LISTOF REFERREIB INDIAN S'I'ANIh4RI)S
Tide

IS No.
291 : 1989

Spwificatio~~ for m~val brass rods

and
sections
(for
machining
purposes) ( third revision )

1337:

292 : 1983

Specification for leaded brass ignots

and castings ( second revision )

304:

Specification

for high tensile brass

ingots and
revision )

castings

1570 (Part 2/
Schrdulcs forwroughtstcels:
Part2
Set I) : 1979 Carbon steels (unalloyed
steels),
Scciion I Wrought prt~ucts (other
Ihan wire) with specified chemical
composition aud related properties

Specification
ingots
and

for Icadcd tin bronze

caslings
( second

318:

1981

1981

second

1980

(firsl revision )

1573 : 1986

Specification
for
electroplated
coal&s
of zinc on iron alld steel
( second revision )

2643 (Part 1)
1975

Dimensions
for pipe threads for
fastening purposes : Part 1 Basic
profile and dimensions first retkiun)

6528:

Specification

revision )

617:

1975

Specification
for aluniiniuni
and
alunlinium alloys ingots and castings
for general engineering
purposes
( second revision )

937:

1981

Specification for washers for water

fittings for fire fighting purposes
( second revision )

1264 : 1989

Specification
for brass gravity die
castings(ingotsard
castings)(Aird
revision )

Spccificatiou
for
electroplated
cc,;~li~~gs:slfhardchrt,tlliunlco;ltille
ou iron and stc~el (second revision )

1972

for stainless steel wife

6529 : 1972.

Specification
for slainless
steel
bloom, billets and slabs for forging

7608 : 1987

Specification
for phosphor bronze
wire for general engineering purposes
( firsf revision )

IS 903 : 1993

ANNEXB
( Foreword )
COMMITTEE

COMPOSITION

Fire Fighting Sectional Committee, CED 22

Represettting

Chairman

Ministry of Home Affair

FIRi3ADVtSER
Members
ASSJT INsPECroR GHWRAL (mF)
ASSIT S GCURIW 0 mCER ( Alfemote
SHIU S. N.

Ministry of Railways
)
Tariff Advisory

CHAKRABORIY

Committee,

Madras

Oil and Natural Gas Commission,

SHRI B. I._ CHOWHRY

SHRI B. K. SVPY ( Alrenrore

Dehradun

SHRt S. M. mAl

Eureka Firetech Pvt Ltd. Bombay

SHR~ D. P. DHATRAK

Urban Development

SHttt S. K. DtLARI

Municipal

SHRI R. C. SUUWA ( Alternate

Department,

Corporation

Government

of Maharashtra,

)
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (Fire Service), Bombay

SHRI RAMBFH R. DttOBtAY

Home Department (Fire Scrvioc), Government

DI~R
DEPUTY D IRECl0R ( Akrnate

of Tamil Nadu

DIRECTOR
OF FQUIPMENT

National

SWIOR FIRE OFFICER ( A~ermre

Airport Authority,

New Delhi

Home (Police Department),

Government

DIRTIER GBN OF FlRB SEJWX

DEPUIY DI~R
SHRI C. P. GOsAlN

Bombay

of Delhi, Delhi

( Akrnare

of Andhra

Pradesh,

Hyderabad

)
CPWD (Electrical),

New Delhi

SHRI P. N. Gms~

lo personal

capacity

SHRt J. S. JAMSHED~I

Stcelage

Industries

J-1916 Chitranjan

Ministry

of Defence (DIIX)

Ltd (Minimax

Park. New Delhi

Division),

Bombay

SHRIC. GIUNLU ( Alternate )

MAJ GEN B. S. KATARL+

SHRI A. K. Su~l ( Allem&

SHRt P. KHANNA

Jay Shrce Textiles

S~ttt D. J. KUU(ARNI

Municipal

SHRI S. N. KUNDU

Fire & Safety Applicances

Avon Services (Production

WAGING

DIRECTOR

TECHNICALExecunv~

( Alcer,tu/e

& Industries,

Corporation

Rishra

of Greater Bombay (Bombay

Co. Calcutta
and Agencies)

Fire Rrigade),

Pvt Ltd. Bombay

SHR~G. B. h&ljQN

In personal

SHRt R. K. MISRA
SHR~SURESH BABU V. ( Alienate

Steel Authority

capacity.

New Delhi

of India

SHRt P. N. PANcHAl.

Central Industrial

Security

Force. Ministry

of Home Affairs

ASSIT INsPsCToRGm (FlRI3) ( Al~ermate )

SHR~ B. PATHAK

West Bengal Fire Services. Calcutta

The Inslitution of Fire Engineers (India),

PRE3lDENT

New Delhi

GENERALSwzt?rAR~ ( AJfetware )

Ministry

SHRI R. R. RAO

of Defance (DGI)

COL V. R. SENAHA~ ( Alter~late )

Sttrtt HA~USHSALOT

Vijay Fire Protection

SHRII_ SW

Directorate

SHRI P. H. SElHNA

Kooverji

Devshi & Co Pvt Ltd. Bombay

Newage

Industries,

SHRI N. T. P~ANI

( Allu,mrc

Systems

PHI Ltd. Bombay

of Technical

Developmenf,

New Delhi

SHR~ 13. J. SHAH

SHRI A. M. SHAH ( Alternate

General

Surender

Nagar. Gujarat

SHRIASHOKSHARMA

Mathar & Plalr (India) Ltd, Bombay

SHRI A. K. NANDI( Alternate )

SHRI R. C. SHARMA

Directorate

DR T. P. SHARMA

Cenlral Building Research lwlilule

(CSIR). Roorkec

Metalluragical

(India) Lld, Ranchi

DR A. K. GWTA ( Ailcrnafc

General 01 Supplies and Disposals,

New Delhi

SHRISUNILDAS
SHRI M. C. P. SINHA( Altmmre

& Engg Consultants

Bombay

IS 903 : 1993
Fire Fighting Sectional

Committee,

CED 22 -

Cod

Representing

Members

sttttt TAROTSUR
S~ttt D. NEOGI( Altenrate

Surex Production & Sales Pvt Ltd. Cslcutts

\
Tariff Advisory Committee, Bombay

SHIU J. N. V~trtL
SHRI K. R~vt ( Alterwate )

Steel Authority of India Ltd (Rourkela Steel Plant), Rourkela

SHRI T. YOG@SWARA
SHRI JOHN TAKEY ( Alrermfe

Director General,BIS, (Ex-officio Member)

SliRl J. %NKATARAMAN,
Director (Civil Engineering)

Member Secretary
SHRI HEMANTKUMAI~

Joint Director (Civil Engineering)

Water Fitting for Fire Fighting Purposes Subcommittee,

CED 22: 1

Convener

SHRIA. K. Sum

Ministry of Defence, R&D Organization, New Delhi

Members

Sttttt H. S. KAPARWAN(Altemnfe

to

Shri A. K. Suri)
sttnt K. BHASKARAN

Msdms Refineries Ltd. Msttali, Madras

SHRtS. N. CHAKRAtIORlY
Stuu Z. 0. 1st~~ ( Alteptnzfe)

Tariff Advisory Committee, Madras

SHRIS. K. DHER~

Municipal Corporation of Delhi (Delhi Fire Service), New Delhi

FIREADVlSER

Ministry of Home Affairs, New Delhi

stttus. A. HAvElJwSHR~A. K. BHATTACHARY

A ( A lternafe )

Chhatriya Rubber & Chemical Industries. Bombay

SHRIP. KHANNA

Jaya Shtee Textiles. Rishts (WB)

Sttnt D. J. Kuuc~n~t

Municipal Cotpn of Bombay (Bombay Fire Brigade), Bombay

The Iostitutioo of Fire Engineers (India), New Delhi

Purst0eNT
GENUIAL~GCR~ARY( Alternate )
S~rd C. V. RAMAC~~AND~~AN
SttmK.U. K. P~UAI( Ahenrare)

Directorate of Standardization, Ministry of Defence, New Dehli

SttRt H. V. RAO
SHRIK. V. BHARDWA)( Alrerrtare )

Engineers Indii Ltd. New Delhi

SEWORMAt4~0En

Indian Petrochemicals Corps Ltd, Bombay

(RRESAFE~Y S~CURIIY)
S~ttt P. H. SETHNA
Stvu N. T. PANJWANI( A kernare )

Kooverji Devshi & Co Pvt Ltd, Bombay

SttRtB. J. SHAH

Newage Industries, Surender Nagar, Gujarat

SHRIA. M. SHAH( Alfeenrafe

SHRIVA~SHNAVSHAH
SHRID~YAN V. SHAH( Alrerttare )

Devraj Engineers, Ahmadabad

SHRIASHOKStt+4Rm4
SHRIK. R. E~WARAN( Alternate )

Mather & Platt (India) Ltd, Bombay

SUPER~~ENT

Steel Authority of India Ltd (Rourkela Steel Plant), Rourkda

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