Choosing the Right Fire Extinguishers - EnergyandFire

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Choosing the Right Fire Extinguishers

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While buying Fire Extinguisher, Keep in Minds
Several Facts
While buying a fire extinguishers people seldom
gives a second thought about the nature of fire
they have to deal with. In the process of
buying a fire extinguisher, you need to keep in
mind several facts to make an informed decision.
In this regard, special consideration needs to
be given to the fire class from which one seeks
protection and the materials that you need to
protect.
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Fire Extinguishers
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Fire extinguisher categories
A fire extinguisher is specified according to the
class of fire that it can handle. Generally,
there are five classes of fires A, B, C, D, and
K. Class A Fire Extinguishers capable of
handling class Afires possess a green triangle
with an A symbol in the center and a pictogram
of the garbage can and burningwood. They are well
adept at putting out fires of common combustible
substances like paper, cloth, and rubber. Class
B These have a red square with a B in the
center and a pictogram that shows a gasoline can
with burning puddle. They are used to control
fire emanating from flammable liquids like
gasoline, lubricating oil, diesel fuel, and
organic solvents found in the laboratory.
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Class C These have a blue circle with a C in
the center and a pictograph of an electric plug
with a burning outlet. They are used for
extinguishing electrical fires rising from
energized electrical equipment, electric motors,
circuit panels, switches, and tools. Class
D They come with a yellow pentagram with a D in
the center. Moreover, you get to see a pictograph
of burning gear and bearing. These come handy in
controlling fires resulting from the ignition of
metal and metal alloys like titanium, sodium, and
magnesium. Class K They are used for cooking
fires resulting from grease, fat, and cooking oil.
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Easy to use Fire Extinguisher
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Fire extinguishing materials
Depending on the nature of fire, they
control fire extinguishers  uses a wide range of
materials. You can make a choice depending on the
extinguishing materials that best suits
you. Water  It is used in APW extinguishers
used to control class A fires. Dry Chemical They
are used to extinguish fires of class A, B, C, or
D type. It controls the fire by putting a fine
layer of chemical dust on the material that is
burning. Being abrasive and corrosive it may not
be the perfect fit for electronics and certain
another type of materials. Carbon dioxide It
works by cutting down the supply of oxygen from
the source of the fire. Carbon dioxide
extinguishers are used for flammable liquids and
electrical fires. It is popularly used for
computer, medical, and scientific equipment,
aircraft electronics. It is considered as a
better option in comparison to dry chemical
extinguishers as they leave no residue.
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Metal or Sands Some class D fire extinguishers
use metal or sand like sodium chloride or powered
copper metal for smothering fires from metals and
metal alloys. Halo tron I It is used as a
replacement for Halon 1211 that was banned for
its ozone-depleting properties. Halo tron I
extinguishers find widespread usage in
controlling fires that breakout in computer
rooms, clean rooms, and in places where
telecommunications equipment or electronics are
present. Being a clean agent, it leaves no
residue, and it is an insulator too. However, in
term s of cost, it is more expensive than carbon
dioxide. FE 36 It is commonly used for fires in
computer rooms, clean rooms, and where
telecommunications equipment or electronics are
present.
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Know how to operate Portable Fire Extinguisher
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