10.2.3. Fire safety rules for installation rooms



The following rules apply for rooms where compressors with oil injection cooling are to be installed:
    • The room must have special fire protection if the compressor motor rating is over 40 kW.
    • Compressors with a motor rating of over 100 kW must be installed in a separate fire-protected room.

Requirements for fire-protected installation rooms:
    • The walls, ceilings, floors and doors must be Fire safety category F30 or better.
    • No inflammable liquids may be stored in the installation room.
    • The floor area around the compressor must not be made of combustible material.
    • Leaking oil must not be allowed to spread on the floor.
    • There must be no inflammable substances within a radius of at least three metres from the compressor.
    • No combustible system parts, such as cable lines, may be laid over the compressor.