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Fire Extinguishers
The Powder Fire Extinguisher ABE, distinguished by a white coloured band around the top of the cylinder, is the most widely used type of fire extinguisher suited for fires occurring in the house, boat, garage, car or caravan.
They discharge a fine powder that absorbs fuel molecules, depriving the fire of a fuel source.
Powder Fire Extinguishers are available in a range of sizes for domestic and industrial situations including 2.1kg, 2.7kg, 4.5kg and 9.0kg models. The ABE range also offers a 4.5 kg high performance fire extinguisher. Click here to view the specifications chart.
Powder Fire Extinguishers ABE are suitable for the following types of fire:
Class A Paper, textiles, wood, most plastics & rubber
Class B Flammable liquids
Class C Combustible gases
Class E Electrically energised equipment.
Powder Fire Extinguisher (BE)
Like the Powder Fire Extinguisher ABE, the Powder Fire Extinguisher BE is also distinguished by a white coloured band around the top of the cylinder. They are also commonly used and best suited for fires in the boat, car or caravan.
Powder Fire Extinguishers BE are suitable for the following types of fires:
Class B Flammable liquids
Class E Electrically energised equipment
They discharge a fine powder that absorbs fuel molecules, depriving the fire of a fuel source.
Wet Chemical Fire Extinguisher
WetChemical-150
Wet Chemical Fire Extinguishers, marked by an oatmeal coloured band, are effective against fires involving cooking oils and fats.
Wet Chemical Fire Extinguishers are suitable for the following types of fires:
Class A Paper, textiles, wood, most plastics and rubber
Class F Cooking oils or fats
Water Fire Extinguisher
Water Fire Extinguishers are completely red with no coloured band
Water Fire Extinguishers discharge a stream of water onto the fire, lowering the temperature of the burning material to below ignition point.
Water Fire Extinguishers are suitable for the following types of fires:
Class A Paper, textiles, wood, most plastics & rubber
They employ an agent that reacts with burning cooking oil or fat to form a suds-like blanket across the fuel surface, cutting off the fires air supply and preventing the release of flammable vapours.
Foam Fire Extinguisher
Foam fire extinguishers are marked with a blue band.
Foam fire extinguishers work by covering a burning flammable liquid with a blanket of foam, cutting off the fires air supply and preventing the release of flammable vapours.
Foam Fire Extinguishers are suitable for the following types of fires:
Class A Paper, textiles, wood, most plastics & rubber
Class B Flammable liquids
CO2 Fire Extinguisher
Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Fire Extinguishers are distinguished by a black coloured band around the top of the cylinder.
Carbon dioxide is a non-conductive and non-corrosive gas used to reduce the amount of oxygen available to the fire. Carbon dioxide is extracted from the atmosphere and stored at high pressure in the liquid state within a fire extinguisher.
Carbon Dioxide Fire Extinguishers are suitable for the following types of fires:
Class B Flammable liquids
Class E Electrically energised equipment