Different Types of Fire Extinguishers

                                                                                         

There are several efficient fire extinguishers in the world but the most efficient fire extinguisher is water. It can be used on only a class fires like wood, fabric, paper, furniture etc.
A water fire extinguisher attached with a nozzle and is solid red in color with a hose, so that the person can navigate the stream of water at the base of the fire. As water has a negative reaction with electricity, water extinguisher should never be used near live electricity wires. The best precaution is to keep water extinguisher with CO2 extinguisher so that the risk of getting reactions of water and electricity can be covered in the property.

Along with water, another extinguisher can be used on class A and can also extinguish class B i.e. flammable liquid fires, which is AFFF foam works. However, dry powder fire extinguishers are the most elastic powder fire extinguishers as they are able to turn off liquids, gasses, Flammable solids and electrical fires. You can find dry powder fire extinguishers mainly in cars and home, However as they are multipurpose powder extinguisher, so they are not recommended to place in closed area where we can find electrical equipments as there are more appropriate fire extinguisher are available. They can be distinguished from their blue panel and their main work is to douse the fire and to prevent the re-ignition.

Wet chemical fire extinguishers are been specially designed to extinguish deep fat cooking fires which comes in class F fires, which is the latest version of foam or powder extinguishers as they were used earlier by industrial kitchens as it is more effective and takes less time to extinguish the fire. However these fire extinguishers can make this situation worst as they cannot cool down the temperature of oil risking re-ignition such as fire at petrol pump etc and can even make the condition worst by making the hot oil splash up when the fire will get in contact with the extinguishing agent.

The wet chemical fire extinguisher works by cooling down the flames and fat and then smoothers the high temperature fat to prevent re-ignition. A wet chemical fire extinguisher can be classified by its yellow panel and the long lance which is used to safely supply the extinguishing agent at a proper space. Although the wet chemical fire extinguisher is not made and to prevent the fire done by electrical equipment, but then also it can be used on it as it has passed the BSi 35kv conductivity test.

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