Fire Extinguishers
It is the essential equipment to extinguish early stage fires and save lives in fire emergency situations.
A Fire Extinguisher plays an important role in every place like Office, Home, Car, etc. Also, Automatic modular extinguishers & Fire extinguisher systems are important for Server racks, Data centers and many big companies to douse fire before a big fire incident occurs. Every extinguisher is designed to tackle different types of fires.
Types of Fire Extinguishers:
The interesting fact about extinguishers is that a single device cannot tackle every type of fire. The reason is, various extinguishers are created to handle different classes of fire. So it is important for you to choose the right type to achieve true safety. Here is a list of various fire extinguishers types that you can find in our Web Store.
ABC Fire Extinguishers
An ABC fire extinguisher is one of the multipurpose devices that can put out various classes of Fire. As the name suggests this type is effective for class A, B, and C fires.
BC Fire Extinguishers
BC fire extinguisher can put out class B fires involving flammable liquids and gases, oil, solvents, grease, tars, lacquers, and oil best paints. This type is also effective for Class C fires, involving energized electrical equipment.
CO2 Fire Extinguishers
The carbon dioxide variety is one of the cleanest extinguishers that doesn't require any cleanup. CO2 fire extinguishers use carbon dioxide to remove oxygen from the fire which effectively suffocates it down.
Clean Agent Fire Extinguishers
It is a type of gaseous fire suppression. The gas reduces the oxygen level off the fire impeding the chain reaction. Clean agent fire extinguishers are non conductive, safe, eco friendly, and clean.
Water Fire Extinguishers
These extinguishers dispense a stream of water to extinguish fire. Water fire extinguisher is suitable for class A fires.
Foam Fire Extinguishers
The foam fire extinguishers are perfect for extinguishing fire of Class A type and the liquid fire of Class B. However, this extinguisher cannot handle the gaseous fires.
Do you know how many types of fire:
A Class Fire
A class fire can douse fire in solids like wood, cloth, plastic etc. is called A class fire.
Class B Fire
B class fire is for flammable liquids that have an extremely low ignition point and set ablaze at the slightest trigger. Such fires are extremely volatile.
C Class Fire
C class fire is for flammable gases which are explosive in nature. Gaseous fires start instantly and spread vehemently and explosively.
D Class Fire
D class fire is for combustible metals which are extremely explosive in nature. A highly specialised extinguishing agent is needed to subdue metal fire or else fire fighting can be fatal.
Class E Fire
E class fire is for Electrical fires arising out from electrically energised devices.
K Class Fire OR Class F Fire
F OR K type fire caused by super-heated fats is called class F fire. It is a major source of fires in the kitchen.