Foam Portable fire Extinguishers (6LTR, 9LTR)
A fire extinguisher is vital to fire safety equipment that helps save lives and damage. We all have seen them hanging in the walls at various places, but hardly any of us know how they work and what their types are.
There are different types of fire extinguishers and all have been designed to fight a fire of a particular nature. One such type of fire extinguisher is the Mechanical Foam (AFFF) Fire Extinguisher. These types of fire extinguishers are designed to fight Class A and Class B fires. These types of extinguishers consist of two containers in one casing – the outer one is filled with water, while the one inside the other is filled with carbon dioxide charge and a foam solution. It makes use of a long hosepipe connected to the dip tube inside the internal structure of the extinguisher and is used upright pointing in the direction of the fire.
The central container of the unit has a plunger mechanism and at the top of which when is depressed releases the carbon dioxide inside, allowing the foam and the water to mix. The foam, mixed with water comes out of the nozzle, making mechanical foam.
- Class A Fire: Wood, Textiles, Paper, Clothes, Cotton mill, Jute Mill etc.
- Class B Fire: Petroleum, Oil, Paint, Varnish, Solvent, Aviation Fuel, Flammable and Volatile Liquids etc.
- Note: Do not use on energized Electrical Equipment fires.