Like any industry the Fire Safety industry has its own set of abbreviations which can be very confusing. So we thought we would put a list together of ones that come up alot at PSL Fire & Safety.
- BI - British Instantaneous
- FBI - Female British Instantaneous
- FBSP - Female British Standard Pipe
- FBSPT - Female British Standard Pipe Tapered
- FI - Female Instantaneous
- FNH - Female American Standard Fire Hose Coupling Thread
- FNPT - National Pipe Tapered Female
- FRT - Female Round Thread
- GM - Gun Metal
- LA - Light Aluminium Alloy
- MBI - Male British Instantaneous
- MBSP - Male British Standard Pipe
- MBSPT - Male British Standard Pipe Tapered
- MI - Male Instantaneous
- MNPT - National Pipe Tapered Male
- MRT - Male Round Thread
- NHT - National Standards Thread
- NPSH - American Standard Straight Pipe for Hose Couplings
- NRV - Non Return Valve
- P/R - Pressure Release
- RT - Round Thread
- SS - Stainless Steel
