Basics of Different Fire Extinguishers Property Owners Must Know

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Basics of Different Fire Extinguishers Property
Owners Must Know
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Here is a short description of how different fire
extinguishers work.
These extinguishers work by taking away the heat
element off the fire triangle. For instance, foam
agents work by separating the oxygen element from
the other elements present in a fire scenario.
These extinguishers re meant for Class A fires
only. They must never be deployed on Class B or
Class C fires. Know that the stream discharged
from these systems can in fact end up spreading
the flammable liquid in class B fires and lead to
a shock hazard in class C fires.
Water and foam extinguishers
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Carbon Dioxide extinguishers
Carbon Dioxide fire extinguishers put down the
fire by the process of removing the oxygen and
heat element from the fire triangle. This is
achieved through a cold discharge. These
extinguishers are highly effective on class B and
Class C fires. They can never work well on class
A fires.
Dry Chemical extinguishers
Dry Chemical fire extinguishers work by
interrupting the chemical reaction of the fire
triangle. Today you will find a number of
multi-purpose dry chemical fire extinguishers
that can work very well on class A, B and C fires
and hence can be depended on for any types of
fires. This type of extinguishers work by
bringing about a barrier between the oxygen
element and the fuel element on Class A fires.
Also, know that the ordinary dry chemical
extinguisher is mean only for class A and class B
fires only. Hence it is important to use the
right type of fire extinguisher depending on the
type of fire. If this is done rather carelessly,
the fire can always re-ignite after being
temporarily extinguished.
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Wet Chemical extinguishers
Dry Powder extinguishers
Wet Chemical is a new type of fire fighting agent
that can put off the fire by removing the heat of
the fire triangle and preventing the re-ignition
by producing a barrier between the fuel and
oxygen elements. Wet chemical of Class K
extinguishers are meant to address the high
efficiency deep fat fryers installed in
commercial cooking setups. They can also be used
on class A fires breaking out in todays
commercial kitchens.
Dry Powder extinguishers work in a similar way
like dry chemical extinguishers except the fact
that they extinguish the fire by delinking the
contact between the fuel and the oxygen element
or else by taking away the heat element off the
fire triangle. These fire extinguishers can work
only with class D or combustible metal fires
only. They can never work well on other types of
fires.
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Water Mist extinguishers
Water Mist extinguishers have been developed
recently for extinguishing fires by the process
of taking away the heat element off the fire
triangle. These systems are an alternative to the
clean agent extinguishers where contamination is
a matter of concern.
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