Water is one of the most productive fire douser types. They ought to just be utilized on Class A flames including Paper, wood, textures, furniture, and so forth.
A water fire quencher is strong red in variety with a hose and spout connected, so you can coordinate a flood of water at the lower part of the fire. As water conducts power, water fire dousers ought not be utilized close presented to live power links. Water dousers are best kept close by a CO2 quencher so the gamble of electrical flames is canvassed in your structure. Water dousers work by smothering the flares and splashing (cooling) the materials in the fire.
Similarly as with water, fire extinguisher AFFF froth chips away at Class A flames yet can likewise stifle class B/combustible fluid flames. When showered onto a fire, AFFF froth quenches and covers the flares, then, at that point, seals in any perilous fumes underneath froth. Froth additionally enters permeable materials and cools the fire as the water in the froth vanishes. As the froth quencher is non-conductive and tried to the BS EN3 35,000V dielectric test, they might be utilized close however not on live electrical gear. Froth fire dousers can be recognized by their cream variety coded board.
Carbon dioxide or Co2 fire dousers are protected to use on electrical flames. The Co2 gas is non-conductive and doesn’t abandon a buildup that will impact the future exhibition of electrical hardware dissimilar to froth or powder dousers. These fire douser types are likewise viable on Class B fires (combustible fluids). Carbon dioxide fire dousers are recognized by a dark board on the quencher body and by their horn which is to be pointed at the fire however not held in the event of a freeze consume. Some more current co2 fire douser types have ice free horns as an additional security include. The most continuous quencher blend for effective putting out fires is a water or froth close by a CO2 douser.
Dry powder fire dousers are the most adaptable fire quencher types and can smother Combustible solids, fluids, gasses and electrical flames. These are frequently suggested for use on vehicles and in the home, however in spite of the fact that they are multi reason, powder fire dousers are not suggested for use in encased spaces, or on delicate electrical gear assuming other more appropriate sorts of quencher are accessible. Powder fire quenchers can be recognized by their blue board, and work by covering the fire and forestalling re-start
Wet substance fire dousers have been planned explicitly for quenching profound fat cooking fires. (Class F fires). Before the formation of wet substance dousers, most modern kitchens had froth or powder quenchers, but typical fire quencher types, for example, these can bother a cooking fat fire as they can’t bring down the temperature of oil taking a chance with re-start, and can make hot oil sprinkle up on contact with the smothering specialist.
At the point when worked, a wet synthetic douser cools the blazes and fat, and covers the hot fat to forestall re-start. A wet synthetic fire douser has a yellow board on its body and a long spear used to disseminate the quenching specialist a good ways off securely. This expert fire douser isn’t planned for use on electrical gear, however has breezed through the BSi 35kv conductivity assessment on the off chance that coincidentally utilized.