Foam Spray Fire Extinguisher

The increasingly popular 3 litre model combines a light weight compact design with a 13a 55b fire rating.

Foam spray fire extinguisher.

Foam fire extinguishers are one of the most common types of fire extinguisher. A good general use fire extinguisher suitable for the majority of business premises. It puts out fires by reducing the heat of the fire. The mist acts to cool the flame front while the potassium salts saponify the surface of the burning cooking oil producing a layer of foam over the surface.

They are 94 97 water with a foam additive and work on solid fires by wetting and cooling the lighting object. Wood plastic and paper etc and flammable liquids e g. Capacity lightweight aluminum container that will not rust. Foam extinguishers are an excellent choice for tackling class a and b fires caused by solids e g.

The portable extinguisher makes fire command ideal for fighting common household fires. Paraffin oil petrol etc. The foam discharge also forms a physical barrier to prevent oxygen from re igniting the flame which is what makes this extinguisher particularly effective on contained liquid fires. The extinguishers spray the agent out as a fine mist.

Fire command fire fighting extinguisher shoots extinguishing foam spray up to 10 feet in distance and sprays for 60 seconds in one pull of the trigger. Fire command fire suppressant is available in a 16 oz. They are generally used for fires involving flammable solids and liquids. With an initial spray range of up to 10 ft a spray capacity of up to 1 minute and an easy to use trigger release the user just needs to point and shoot.

How to use a foam fire extinguisher do spray just above the surface of the fire to allow foam to build up and flow over the fire do spray towards the back of a container containing burning liquid or against a vertical surface behind it do use a gentle side to side sweeping motion to cover the whole fire. Do not spray directly at the fire this can cause it to spread to nearby surfaces. Keep one in the kitchen by the grill in the garage in the car the boat rv and camping. Aside from the basic steps of using the fire extinguisher which applies to all types of fire extinguisher here are other things you should take note of depending on the type of fire.

This solution thus provides a similar blanketing effect to a foam extinguisher but with a greater cooling effect. Fire command fire suppressant is fast easy to use and safe.